Edexcel International GCSE Physics2d Electric charge Checklist

Paper 2 only

• I can identify common materials, including metals and plastics, that are electrical conductors or insulators.
• Practical: I can investigate how insulating materials can be charged by friction.
• I can explain how positive and negative electrostatic charges are produced on materials by the loss and gain of electrons.
• I know that unlike charges attract each other and like charges repel each other.
• I can explain electrostatic phenomena in terms of the movement of electrons.
• I can explain the possible dangers of electrostatic charges, for example when fuelling aircraft and tankers.
• I can explain some uses of electrostatic charges, for example in photocopiers and inkjet printers.