OCR 2023 GCSE Physics B Twenty First Century Science J259/03: Breadth in physics (Higher Tier) Question Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged

The picture shows a child on a slide. The child’s hair is standing on end due to static electricity. (a) Suggest what has happened to cause the child’s hair to stand on end. ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................. [2] (b) Complete the sentence to explain static electricity. Put a around the correct option. Static electricity is the sharing / storing / transfer of electrons between insulators. [1] 3 © OCR 2023 Turn over String + + + + + Positively charged balloon + + + + + (c) The diagram shows a positively charged balloon, hanging freely from a string. There is an electric field around the balloon, as shown by the arrows. (i) Explain what the direction and spacing of the arrow