Static Electricity
When you think about it, all matter is electrical in nature. It
consists of atoms containing positive charges in the form of protons and negative charges
in the form of electrons. These charges exert electrical forces on each other; like
charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.
From the work of Micheal Faraday (1791-1867) and Robert A. Millikan (1868-1953) we learn
that all electric charges are multiples of a natural unit charge that is equal to the
quantity of charge on an electron or a proton. This natural unit is the smallest quantity
in which positive or negative charges occur.
