Front

What is the area around an electric charge that experiences the force exerted by the electric charge?

Back

Electric Field

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What types of charges attract each other?

Back

Positive and Negative

Front

What happens to the charges in your socks after walking across a carpet?

Back

The charges transferred to another object.

Front

As two oppositely charged particles approach each other, what happens to the electrical force between them?

Back

The attractive force increases.

Front

What are glass, rubber, silk, and plastic examples of?

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Insulators.

Front

What is an electric charge?

Back

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

Front

What is the difference between conductors and insulators?

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Conductors allow electric charges to flow freely, while insulators do not.

Front

What is the unit of electric charge?

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Coulomb (C).

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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 an electric force?

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The force of attraction or repulsion between two charged objects.