Questions and Answers

Most of the questions I had before, I'm still confused by. In my first blog i asked "if an atom is negative or positive, does that mean the object it makes up is also negative or positive?" I now know that all objects are neutral until charged by another object. This helps me understand why we get shocked, like during the Van De Graff demonstration. It also helps me understand how the balloon was able to pick up the pieces of paper. I still have some questions; When you charge an abject by rubbing it against something else, how do you know which one will gain the positive or negative charge? I'm also still confused by many of the questions I had before, like how an atom is so powerful. I also wonder what happens to an atom when the material or substance it makes up changes, like when water changes to steam?