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Electricity Vocab.

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Electric Charge   A property of electrons and protons.  
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Atoms   The smallest particle in an element that has the properties of that element.  
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Electrons   A negatively shaped particle , that orbits the nucleus of an atom.  
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Protrons   A positively charged particle that is a part of an atom's nucleus.  
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Neutrons   They have no charge because they are neutral.  
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Static Electricity   A build up of charges on an object.  
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Static Discharge   The loss of static electricity as electric charges move off an object.  
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Electric Field   A field around changed particles that exerts a force on other changed particles.  
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Friction   A force that is exerted when two substances are rubbed together . Electrons are transferred.  
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Conduction   A method of charging an object by allowing electrons to flow directly from one object to another.  
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Induction   A method of electrically charging an object by means of the electric field around another object.  
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Conservation of Charge   The law that states that changes are neither created nor destroyed.  
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Electroscope   An instrument used to detect electric charge.  
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