Electricity

a property that causes subatomic particles such as protons and electrons to attract or repel each other

• Electrical charge

• electric force

• electric field

• static electricity

the force of attraction or repulsion between electrically charged objects

• Electrical charge

• electric force

• electric field

• static electricity

the effect an electric charge has on other charges in the space around it.

• Electrical charge

• electric force

• electric field

• static electricity

the study of the behavior of electric charges, including how charge is transferred between objects

• Electrical charge

• electric force

• electric field

• static electricity

the total charge in an isolated system is constant

• law of conservation of charge

• induction

• electric curent

• direct current

a transfer of charge without contact between materials

• law of conservation of charge

• induction

• electric curent

• direct current

the continuous flow of electric charge

• law of conservation of charge

• induction

• electric curent

• direct current

charge flows only in one direction

• law of conservation of charge

• induction

• electric curent

• direct current

a flow of electric charge that regularly reverses its direction.

• alternating current

• electrical conductor

• electrical insulator

• resistance

a material through which charge can flow easily

• alternating current

• electrical conductor

• electrical insulator

• resistance