Triboelectric Charging

This video tutorial lesson discusses the charging process known as triboelectric charging. The process is described and demonstrated. The result of the process is explained. The use of a triboelectric series to predict the charge an object would acquire is discussed; examples are given.
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[@JorgeGarcia-cv6ox]

The triboelectric series is arranged correctly but is place upside-down. The least electron loving need to be at the top and the most electron loving needs to be at the bottom.

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Good. I thought the same thing and was looking if any comments thought so too. Positive is usually on top.

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does electrical affinity have a correlation to conductivity?

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Does weight matter when attracting the material??

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Nope. It has no effect on how objects are charged. Though it may affect how objects behave after being charged.

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why is electrons transferred on rubbing??

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One material likes electrons more than the other material. When their atoms get close that material grabs some electrons.

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is charging by rubbing happens only with insulators, in other words can we charge a metal by rubbing it??

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when you rub a balloon on hair and the balloon becomes negatively charged, is it because the human's body is a conductor and easily migrates electrons?

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No. The balloon just loves electrons more than human hair.