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- 1Static electricity Key pointsWhen 2 insulating materials are rub together, electrons are scraped off on and dumped on the other.
Electrons are negatively charged.
It leaves a positive static charge on one & a negative charge on the other.
which way the electrons are transferred depends on the materials being used. - 2+Only electrons move, not the positive charges.
when electrons are removed from particles, the particles are left positively charged- these charged particles are called ions.
opposite charges attract, like charges repel.
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