Resistor Connection

A Scientific Laboratory Report submitted by

Rose Ann Gumban
Cristina Ong
Ziarina T. Borja
Zian Jolo Catacutan
Manuelito Guevan
Jhonred Nuevaespana

Grade, Year and Section

STEM 11---B

In partial fulfilment of the requirements in the subject

English for Academic and Professional Purposes

Submitted to
Ms. Loida Ann Dagami
October 29, 2016
Abstract

Introduction
Electric charge is a fundamental electrical property to which the mutual attractions or repulsions between
electrons or protons is attributed [1]. It has two kinds the positive charge and the negative charge. In an
atom, protons are the positively charged and electrons are negatively charged. The attractive force
between protons and electrons hold the atoms together.
Objects are all made of atoms which mean they are composed of electrons and protons. Materials that have
equal number of electrons and protons are electrically neutral. An imbalance comes about when electrons
are added or removed. Electrons are simply transferred from one material to another in the reason that the
outermost electrons of many atoms are bound very loosely. With the use induction, contact and grounding
the transferring of electrons from one place to another occur.
Methodology
The Polyethylene plastic was placed on a clean table and a piece of newspaper was crumpled and rubbed
on the plastic sheet. Then, the plastic sheet was lifted up and was passed near to any parts of the body
(arm or ear). Two plastic sheets were charged by the use of rubbing, the sheets were brought near the

other plastic sheets. After that the charged plastic sheets were take over the tiny bits of newspaper that
were placed on the table. A ball pen cap was rubbed on a dry hair and was taken near the bits of
newspaper. The charged plastic sheet was then taken near the Styrofoam balls at different distance.

Figure 1 Tiny bits of paper attracted to the polyethylene sheet.

Results and Discussions
With the use of physical contact (which occurs when materials are rubbed together), grounding and
induction, electrons transferred from one body to another. In the experiment, the polyethylene plastic was
charged when rubbed with the crumpled paper. The transferring of electrons happens because of friction.
When the charged polyethylene was passed near the body hair, the body hair rises and was attracted to the
polyethylene plastic sheet.

Table 1 Reports the observations after the Polyethylene plastic sheet was charged.
Observation
1 Polyethyelene plastic sheet and body
The plastic sheet and body hair attracts.
hair
2 Two polythyelene plastic sheet brought
The two charged plastic sheets repel each other
near each other
3 Polythyelene plastic and paper bits
After rubbing the plastic sheet, the paper bits
attracts into it.
4 Ball pen cap and paper bits
The ball pen cap that was rubbed in the hair
attracts paperbits.
5 Styrofoam balls and plastic sheet
The plastic sheet at a height of 4cm had less
attract styrofoam balls than at the height of 2cm.
On the other hand, when the charge plastic sheet was brought near another charged plastic sheet, the two
plastic sheets repel each other in the reason that transferred electrons repel each other. The plastic sheet
also attracts the paper bits when it was taken at a small distance above the paper bits. The ball pen cap that

was rubbed on a dry hair was charged with the use of rubbing making the bits of newspaper attracted to it.
Attraction also happened between the Styrofoam balls and the plastic sheet. The strength of attraction
depends on the distance between the charged object and another object.
Summary and Conclusion
No electrons are created or destroyed. They just transferred from one material to another through rubbing,
induction and grounding. This happens because the outermost electrons of many atoms are bounded very
loosely and can be easily dislodged. Attraction occurs when a charged particle is brought in contact with an
uncharged particle while repulsion exists when two charged materials are in contact.
Acknowledgement
The conductors of the experiment would like to extend their fullest appreciation to Mr. Reynold V. Luna for
guiding them in making the success of this experiment possible.
References
1 P. Hewitt, Conceptual Physics, 8th ed. Menlo Park, California: Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., pp 401
- 410, 1998.