Static Electricity and Electric Fields: Why Only Electrons Move | GCSE Physics

Static electricity for GCSE Physics, animated: why rubbing two insulators moves electrons (polythene goes negative, acetate positive), why only electrons ever move, like and unlike charges as a non-contact force, sparks, and how earthing removes charge safely, with the danger when refuelling. For Edexcel: shocks, lightning, why a balloon sticks to a wall (induction) and electrostatic sprayers. Then electric fields: field lines round a charged sphere, why the field is strongest close in, a uniform field between parallel plates, and how the field explains the force and sparking. Finishes with an exam-style explanation question answered point by point. Covers: AQA 4.2.5 · Edexcel Topic 11 (11.1P–11.10P) · OCR Gateway P3.1 (separate Physics on AQA and Edexcel; on OCR, charging is in Combined Science too and only the electric field is separate). 0:00 Intro 0:08 Hook 0:42 Charge and charging 1:35 Like and unlike charges 2:21 Sparks and earthing 3:18 Edexcel: shocks, induction and sprayers 4:29 Electric fields 5:33 What the field explains 6:02 Exam-style question 6:52 Summary Narrated with an AI voice. Worked Example is not affiliated with or endorsed by AQA, OCR or Pearson Edexcel. Exam board names are used only to show which specifications a video covers.