A few Variations with Four Pieces of Tape

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A few Variations with Four Pieces of Tape: Testing Experiment

Aim

Test of the model of charge

Prior Knowledge

A model of charge from the previous experiments in this section and the previous section.

Description of the Experiment

The set-up is similar the third experiment except now 4 pieces of tape are placed on top of each other, all with their sticky sides facing down. Use your model to predict the interaction between the 6 possible pairings of pieces of tape.

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