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When a piece of rabbit fur is stroked with a rubber rod the rod becomes negatively charged whereas a piece of silk stroked with a glass rod becomes positively charged. Why?
And what is a charged atom called?

2007-10-21 11:08:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Silk easily absorbs electrons from the glass rod, which is opposite for the rubber rod and rabbit fur. A charged atom is called an ion.

2007-10-21 11:11:59 · answer #1 · answered by kennywalter.com 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

A charged atom is called an ion. A cation is positively charged and a anion is negatively charged.

2007-10-21 11:11:05 · answer #2 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋