Electrostatics

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What is electrostatics?

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Electrostatics is the study of electric charges at rest and the forces and fields associated with them.

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What happens when a negatively charged object is brought close to a neutral object?

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The neutral object may become polarized, leading to an attraction between the two objects.

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What is the charge of an object that has lost electrons?

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The object becomes positively charged.

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What is the charge of an object that has gained electrons?

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The object becomes negatively charged.

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What are conductors?

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Materials that allow electric charges to move freely, such as metals.

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What are insulators?

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Materials that do not allow electric charges to move freely, such as rubber or glass.

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What is charging by conduction?

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Charging by conduction occurs when two objects come into direct contact, allowing electrons to transfer from one to the other.

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What is charging by induction?

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Charging by induction occurs when a charged object is brought near a neutral object, causing a redistribution of charges without direct contact.

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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 field?

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An electric field is a region around a charged object where other charged objects experience a force.