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Elictrcity
Term | Definition |
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Electric Charge | A property of electrons and protans electronics carry a negativce charge and protains carry a positive charge |
Atoms | The smallest partical of an elment that has the propertys of that elment |
Electrons | A negativel;y charged partical that is part of an atoms nucleus |
Protons | A positively charged partical that is part of an atoms nucieus |
Neutrons | The part of an atom that has no charge because they're neutrall |
Static Electrity | Abuild up of charges on an object |
Static Discharge | The loss of static electricity as electric charges more off an object |
Electric Field | The field around charged particauls that exerts a force on other changed particalus |
Friction | A force that is exerted when two substances are rubbed together electrons are transferred by the rubbing ( rubbing ) |
Conduction | A meathed of electrically charging an object by allowing electrons to flow direcly from one object to the other ( touching ) |
Induction | A meathed of electrically charging an object by means of the electric field of another object ( non-touching) |
Conservation Of charge | The law that states that charges are nether created nor distroyed |
Electroscope | An instrument used to defeat electric charge. |