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Answer: When one material is rubbed against another,
Chapter 22, Problem 19E(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 19E
When one material is rubbed against another, electrons jump readily from one to the other but protons do not. Why is this? (Think in atomic terms.)
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 19E
When one material is rubbed against another, electrons jump readily from one to the other but protons do not. Why is this? (Think in atomic terms.)
ANSWER:
Solution 19E
The protons are attached to the nucleus by the nuclear force (strong and weak force), whereas the electrons are bounded to the atom by electrostatic force.