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There are two sorts of charge, positive and negative. A polythene rod rubbed with wool becomes negatively charged, and a cellulose acetate rod rubbed with wool becomes positively charged. Like charges repel and unlike charges attract.
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© 1998 Mr John Keighley and Stephen Doyle
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Keighley, J., Doyle, S. (1998). Electrostatics. In: Physics GCSE. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14325-2_11
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