{"id":78,"date":"2019-02-05T14:27:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T19:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=78"},"modified":"2019-10-02T12:47:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T16:47:56","slug":"electrical-charge","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/chapter\/electrical-charge\/","title":{"raw":"Electrical Charge","rendered":"Electrical Charge"},"content":{"raw":"If we were to take a balloon, rub it on our hair, and slowly pull the balloon away, our hair would seem to not want to disconnect from the balloon.\r\n\r\nThe balloon, being rubbed against our hair, is passing electrons from its valence shell to our hair. This causes our hair to have more electrons than protons, making it negatively charged. The balloon, having lost some of its electrons, has more protons than electrons, making it positively charged. In the illustration presented in Figure 2, you can see how different charges react to one another.\r\n\r\nAn <strong>electrical charge<\/strong> is the electrical characteristic of matter that is caused by its deficiency or excess of electrons.\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">KEY TAKEAWAY<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nThree important rules to remember about charges:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Positive charges repel each other.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Negative charges repel each other.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Opposite charges attract.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_80\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"300\"]<img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" class=\"wp-image-80 size-medium\" \/> Figure 2. Electrical charge[\/caption]","rendered":"<p>If we were to take a balloon, rub it on our hair, and slowly pull the balloon away, our hair would seem to not want to disconnect from the balloon.<\/p>\n<p>The balloon, being rubbed against our hair, is passing electrons from its valence shell to our hair. This causes our hair to have more electrons than protons, making it negatively charged. The balloon, having lost some of its electrons, has more protons than electrons, making it positively charged. In the illustration presented in Figure 2, you can see how different charges react to one another.<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>electrical charge<\/strong> is the electrical characteristic of matter that is caused by its deficiency or excess of electrons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<h2 class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">KEY TAKEAWAY<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Three important rules to remember about charges:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Positive charges repel each other.<\/li>\n<li>Negative charges repel each other.<\/li>\n<li>Opposite charges attract.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_80\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_-300x191.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" class=\"wp-image-80 size-medium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_-65x41.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_-225x143.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/basicelectricity\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2019\/02\/320px-Charges_repulsion_attraction.svg_.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-80\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2. 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