Electrostatics review

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What subatomic particles are responsible for an object's charge?

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Electrons are responsible for an object's charge.

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What types of charges attract each other?

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Positive and Negative charges attract each other.

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What happens when electric charges are alike?

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Electric charges that are alike repel each other.

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What is the total charge of a balloon-sweater system when the balloon gains a negative charge?

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The total charge of the balloon-sweater system stays the same.

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What is the end result of charging by induction?

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The neutral object ends up polarized, and the part closest to the charged object is the opposite charge.

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Define electrostatics.

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Electrostatics is the study of electric charges at rest.

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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 insulator?

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An insulator is a material that does not allow electric charges to flow freely.

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What is a conductor?

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A conductor is a material that allows electric charges to flow freely.

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What is polarization in electrostatics?

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Polarization is the separation of charges within an object, resulting in a positive and negative side.