Question

Miss Chiff, the seventh-grade science teacher, greets her students in an unusual manner. She stands at the door of her classroom, scuffing her feet back and forth on the carpet. As she does so, electrons move from the carpet to her shoes to her body. Miss Chiff is now charged with a _____________(positive, negative) type of charge.

Answer 1

Answer:

Negative

Explanation:

The charge of a body is defined by the lack or excess of electrons on a body. When something loses electrons it becomes charged positively and when something gains electrons it is charged negatively.

Here, Miss Chiff gains electrons from the carpet because of her rubbing of the carpet. As she gains electrons Miss Chiff is negatively charged and the carpet is positively charged.