IP Attract and repel – forces between charged objects © Oxford University Press 2011 Attract and repel – forces between charged objects

IP Attract and repel – forces between charged objects © Oxford University Press 2011  When two electrically charged bodies are brought together they exert a force on each other.  If the two bodies have the same type of charge (both positive or both negative) they will repel each other.  If the two bodies have different types of charge (one positive and the other negative) they will attract each other.

IP Attract and repel – forces between charged objects © Oxford University Press 2011  The boy in this picture gained an electrostatic charge while sliding down the polythene slide.  His hair all has the same type of charge so all the individual strands are repelling each other.