Effects of Electricity

In this lab, the effects of electricity were studied. This was done by observing the effect on a strip of metal foil when a charged rod was brought closer to it and by completing other similar experiments. These other experiments included examining the charge on common scotch tape and the various ways to give a rod charges. In the first experiment, a piece of tape was peeled off of the table and held close to …

…inconsistent observations since we were not able to monitor the quantity of the charges given to the various objects. Three different types of reactions; positive to positive, negative to negative, and positive to negative; were demonstrated in this lab. However, positive to positive and negative to negative are not distinguishable because they react the same. This kind of reaction was shown when the objects repelled and different charges were shown when the objects were attracted.