Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
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Chapter 25 - Electric Charges and Forces - Conceptual Questions - Page 744: 1

Answer

Yes.

Work Step by Step

Yes, we can charge an insulator. Recall the famous experiment from your high school in which you charged your plastic ruler by rubbing it with a cloth, and then to test if it was already charged, you moved it slowly towards small pieces of paper. Plastic is an insulator. To your surprise, the paper pieces were pulled by some mysterious force toward your ruler.
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