Electrostatics Fast and Curious Set 1

A fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electric field.

• Charge (q)
• Current
• Resistance
• Voltage

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The smallest unit of electric charge, equal to approximately 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ coulombs.

• Elementary charge (e)
• Capacitance
• Electric field
• Potential energy

The principle stating that the total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant.

• Conservation of charge
• Ohm's Law
• Coulomb's Law
• Kirchhoff's Law

The idea that charge exists in discrete packets and cannot be divided indefinitely.

• Quantization of charge
• Electric flux
• Induced charge
• Dipole moment

A material that allows electric charges to move freely.

• Conductor
• Insulator
• Dielectric
• Resistor

A material that does not allow electric charges to move freely.

• Insulator
• Conductor
• Capacitor
• Superconductor

A material with electrical properties between those of a conductor and an insulator.

• Semiconductor
• Superconductor
• Dielectric
• Transformer

The process of transferring charge between two objects by rubbing them together.

• Charging by friction
• Charging by conduction
• Charging by induction
• Polarization

The process of transferring charge between two objects through direct contact.

• Charging by conduction
• Charging by friction
• Charging by induction
• Grounding

The process of charging an object without direct contact by bringing a charged object near it.

• Charging by induction
• Charging by conduction
• Electric shielding
• Current flow