What is the difference between a positively charged object and a negatively charged object?

The positive, has a surplus of electrons, and the negative has a shortage....What is the difference between a positively charged object and a negatively charged object?
That's actually backwards - negatively-charged substances have more electrons than protons, therefore THEY have the surplus. Report Abuse
What is the difference between a positively charged object and a negatively charged object?
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ask some geek dude and why do you really care
im only on my first year of gcse physics so dont really trust me on this but i think its:


positively charged objects have lost electrons (therefore have more protons)


and negatively charged objects have gained electrons (therefore have more electrons)


and remember! only electrons can move!
Boston B has the right answer except he just made a slip up


the Negative has a surplus of electrons (electrons have a negative charge) the positive has a shortage of them.


Positive and Negative signs of electricity is just arbitrary, if we were inventing electricity today they would be the opposite way round but in Benjamin Franklin's days (I think it was down to him) electrons were not understood


the only difference between a negatively charged object and a positively charged one is the number of electrons compared to the protons (+ charged).


If the protons outnumber the electrons then the object has a + charge. If there are more electrons then it has a - charge. if there are the same number then there is no charge.
one is positive and the other is negative. the positive and negative are the charges that are different
An atom that is ionized and missing electrons is positively charged and attracted to the south pole. Then u have beta particles that are free electrons and are attracted to the north pole .
Positive charges repel one another. Negative charges repel one another. Positive and negative charges attract. That's really about all there is to it.





As for how objects become negatively or positively charged:





To positively charge something, rub off some electrons. To negatively charge something, rub some electrons off onto it.
Some number of electrovolts.
the charge.
The charge.





Negatively-charged objects have a greater number of electrons than protons.





Positively-charged objects have fewer electrons than protons.





Electrons have a negative charge, protons have a positive charge.
they are attracted to eachother and if faced with the same sign i.e +,+ they repel one another
that they two atrackt each other?