ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science
7.3.6.1Static electricity and lightning
Static electricity and lightning in ZIMSEC O-Level Combined Science: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Forms 1 and 3.
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 7.3.6.1.1State the two types of charge and describe how charges are produced.
- 7.3.6.1.2Describe experiments that show electrostatic charging using an electroscope, and the forces between charges.
- 7.3.6.1.3Describe how lightning is produced, its dangers and precautions against it, and explain the lightning conductor.
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Electric charge and electrostatics
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