Using your string and tape, hang a walnut balloon from the ceiling and rub the balloon on your shirt, and then rub a separate balloon on your shirt too, and then try to bring the separate balloon clothes to the hanging balloon afterwards bring your hand or head close to the balloon what happened when you try to bring the two balloons close together Explain why using what you know about electric charge
When I hang a walnut balloon from the ceiling with string and tape, it remains suspended in the air. Then, I rub one balloon against my shirt, and it gets charged with static electricity. Similarly, I rub a separate balloon on my shirt as well, and it also becomes charged with static electricity. Now, when I try to bring the separate balloon close to the hanging balloon, they exhibit a force of attraction or repulsion.
This behavior can be explained using the basic principles of electric charge. When an object gains or loses electrons, it becomes electrically charged. Negatively charged objects, like balloons rubbed on a shirt, have an excess of electrons, while positively charged objects have a deficit of electrons.
According to the principle of electric charge, like charges repel each other, and opposite charges attract. So, if both balloons have the same charge (either positive or negative), they will repel each other when brought close. This repulsion is due to the electrostatic force between the like charges trying to push each other away.
However, if one balloon is positively charged and the other is negatively charged, they will attract each other when brought close. This attraction occurs as the opposite charges create an electrostatic force that pulls the balloons together.
In this experiment, when I rub the balloons on my shirt, they acquire a static charge, with one becoming positively charged and the other negatively charged. Thus, when I bring them near each other, they exhibit either attraction or repulsion depending on their opposite or similar charges.
By observing the behavior of the balloons, we can conclude that electric charges interact with each other based on their nature – like charges repel, and opposite charges attract.