ELECTROSTATICS

Electrostatics is the interaction between electric charges that are at rest (or nearly so).

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JJ Thomson coined the terms 'positive' and 'negative' charges.

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The term 'electricity' originated from the Greek word 'proton,' which means amber.

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Two positive or two negative charges attract each other, while positive and negative charges repel each other.

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The standard unit of electric charge is the capacitance (C).

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Charging by friction is a non-contact process.

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The triboelectric series illustrates the electron affinity of certain materials.

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The electric field lines of a positive charge point outward, while those of a negative charge point inward.

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Any positive or negative charge q can be detected and can be written as: q=ne, n=±1/2, ± 1, ±3/2,….

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A positively charged object gains protons.

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