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What are the two kinds of charges?
Like charges and unlike charges
According to the Law of Electric Charges, like charges _______ and unlike charges _______.
repel, attract
What are the three fundamental particles that make up atoms?
Protons, neutrons, and electrons
Where are electrons located in an atom?
In energy shells around the nucleus
What is the overall charge of all atoms?
Neutral
What happens to electrons when two different materials are rubbed together?
Electrons move from one material to the other
What is the result of one material gaining electrons?
It has a negative charge
What is the result of one material losing electrons?
It has a positive charge
What cannot be removed from atoms during the rubbing process?
Protons
What does the electrostatic series list?
Materials in order of their tendency to lose electrons
What is the action of rubbing materials together described in the Electron Theory of Charge?
It removes loosely held electrons from atoms
What is the charge of the material that loses electrons?
Positive charge
What is the charge of the material that gains electrons?
Negative charge
What is the term for the positively charged particles in an atom?
Protons
What are the characteristics of electrons in terms of mass and speed?
Light and move at high speeds
Fill in the blank: All matter consists of _______.
Atoms
True or False: All atoms contain protons, neutrons, and electrons.
True
