Electric Charges

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What is the symbol for a negative electric charge?

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-

Front

What happens when a rubber rod is rubbed with a piece of fur, giving the rod a negative charge?

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Negative charges are moved from the fur to the rod.

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What happens to the electric force between a positively charged object and a negatively charged object when the distance between them increases?

Back

The electric force attracting them decreases.

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Which charge has the greatest magnitude: -4, -1, +1, or +3?

Back

A charge of -4.

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What is an electric charge?

Back

A property of subatomic particles that causes them to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

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What are the two types of electric charges?

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Positive and negative.

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What is the principle of conservation of charge?

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The total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant.

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What is static electricity?

Back

The accumulation of electric charge on the surface of objects.

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What is the effect of like charges on each other?

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Like charges repel each other.

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What is the effect of opposite charges on each other?

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Opposite charges attract each other.

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