Conductor - A material that easily allows the flow of electrons. Ex- metal, salt water, Insulator - A material that does not easily allow the flow of electrons. Ex- rubber, plastic, Neutron - A neutral subatomic particle. Found in the nucleus., Proton - A positively charged subatomic particle. Found in the nucleus., Polarization - When a nearby charged object causes the electrons in another object to move, making it partially negative on one side and partially positive on the other, Electron - A negatively charged subatomic particle. Found outside of the nucleus., Negatively charged atom (also called a negative ion or an anion) - An atom with more electrons than protons- had to have gained electrons, Neutral Atom - An atom with equal numbers of protons and electrons, Positively charged atom (also called a positive ion or a cation) - An atom with more protons than electrons - had to have lost electrons,

Static Electricity Definitions

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