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Static Electricity - Chapter Outline

Lesson 1: Basic Terminology and Concepts

1. The Structure of Matter
2. Neutral vs. Charged Objects
3. Charge Interactions
4. Conductors and Insulators
5. Polarization

Lesson 2: Methods of Charging

1. Charging by Friction
2. Charging by Induction
3. Charging by Conduction
4. Grounding - the Removal of a Charge

Lesson 3: Electric Force

1. Charge Interactions Revisited
2. Coulomb's Law
3. Inverse Square Law
4. Newton's Laws and the Electrical Force

Lesson 4: Electric Fields

1. Action-at-a-Distance
2. Electric Field Intensity
3. Electric Field Lines
4. Electric Fields and Conductors
5. Lightning