College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
5A10.15 - Triboelectric Series
Code Number:
References:
5A10.15
Demo Title:
Triboelectric Series
Condition:
Good
Principle:
Electrostatics
Area of Study:
Electricity & Magnetism
Equipment:
See file 5A10.15 in the E & M section.
Procedure:
The triboelectric series lists solids that when rubbed together with another on the list the one listed higher receives a positive charge (items lose electrons) and those below it a negative charge (items gain electrons).
6 such lists are:
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Smithsonian Triboelectric Series |
Not-So-Common Materials | School for Champions | Triboelectric Series by W. Beaty |
Physics Demonstrations by Julian Clint Sprott |
Triboelectric Series by Thomas B. Jones | ||
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Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
Positive (+) Items Lose Electrons
Negative (-) Items Gain Electrons |
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