In this section we are dealing with two types of charges: protons and electrons. Protons are bound tightly in the center of an atom, but electrons can sometimes leave their atoms. The two types of charges interact in specific ways. Charges that are the same repels each other while charges that are different attracts each other. The reason is because they have different types of charge. A positive charge is shown with a (+) sigh as …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…is known as the law of Conservation of Charge. Static discharge is the lost of static electricity as electric charges move off an object. When negatively charged object and a positively charged object are brought together, electrons move until both objects have the same charge. Electric charge is invisible but it can be detected by a special instrument called a electroscope. These are just some of the few things about electric charges and static electricity.