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Electric Charge
Term | Definition |
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Atoms | protons, neutrons, and electrons |
Conductor | A material in which electrons are able to move easily ex. metal |
Electric Field | The field around charged particles that exerts a force on other charged particles. |
Electrons | Negatively charged particles |
Electroscope | detects electric charges |
Grounding | connecting an object to Earth with a conductor |
Insulator | A material in which electrons are not able to move easily ex. wood, plastic, rubber, glass |
Law of Conservation of Charge | the law that states that charge cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
Lightning | A large static discharge |
Neutrons | Neutral charged particles |
Protons | Positively charged particles |
Static Discharge | transfer of charge between two objects because of a buildup of static |
Static Electricity | The accumulation of excess electric charge on an object |
Unlike Charges | Attract |
What Force between Electric Charges Depends on | distance and amount of charge |
Electric Force | the attractive force between the electrons and the nucleus |
Electric Charge | the amount of energy or electrons that pass from one body to another by different modes |