Electrostatics Review

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The buildup of static charge on an object is called ____ electricity.

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static electricity.

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What does conservation of charge mean?

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The total amount of charge is constant; electrons cannot be created or destroyed.

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How do positive electric charges interact with other charges?

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Positive charges repel positive charges and attract negative charges.

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What charge does an atom have after losing an electron?

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Positive charge.

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If Charge A attracts Charge B and Charge B attracts Charge C, how do Charge A and Charge C interact?

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They repel each other.

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What is the principle of superposition in electrostatics?

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The total electric field created by multiple charges is the vector sum of the electric fields created by each charge individually.

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What is an electric field?

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A region around a charged object where other charged objects experience a force.

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What is the unit of electric charge?

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Coulomb (C).

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What is the difference between conductors and insulators?

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Conductors allow the flow of electric charge, while insulators do not.

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What is Coulomb's Law?

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The force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.