Ike is conducting a scientific experiment involving clear adhesive tape.

He completes each of the following steps:

He removes two strips of tape from the roll.

He presses each strip of tape, sticky-side down, on a plastic surface.

He quickly removes each strip of tape from the plastic surface.

Ike's teacher tells him that this process has caused each strip of tape to gain a negative electric charge. What could Ike do next to demonstrate that the negative charge of each strip has generated an electric field?

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Biology

Kimberly Lucero

21 January, 12:08

Ike is conducting a scientific experiment involving clear adhesive tape.

He completes each of the following steps:

He removes two strips of tape from the roll.

He presses each strip of tape, sticky-side down, on a plastic surface.

He quickly removes each strip of tape from the plastic surface.

Ike's teacher tells him that this process has caused each strip of tape to gain a negative electric charge. What could Ike do next to demonstrate that the negative charge of each strip has generated an electric field?

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Jerimiah Hansen · Answer 1

see if the strips repel each other when brought close together

Explanation:

Electric fields can exert forces on objects, even if the objects involved are not touching. One way to demonstrate that electric fields exist around charged objects is to observe the effects of their forces at a distance.

Since Ike knows that each strip of tape carries a negative charge, he could see if the strips repel each other when brought close together.