Electrostatics Review

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What is the charge of an object with an equal number of electrons and protons?

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Neutral

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What direction does the electric field point relative to a positively charged sphere?

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Away from the sphere.

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What is conduction in the context of charging a metal sphere?

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The process of transferring charge through direct contact.

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What is an insulator?

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A material that resists the flow of electrons.

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What happens to the charge distribution on a conductor when it is brought near another charged object?

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Charge redistributes on the conductor's surface.

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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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Charge cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred.

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What is an electric field?

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

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What is the difference between conductors and insulators?

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Conductors allow the flow of electric charge; insulators do not.

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What is the effect of distance on the strength of an electric field?

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The strength of the electric field decreases with increasing distance from the charge.