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7 Cards in this Set
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Coulomb's Law
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the attractive and repulsive forces between two charged particles
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Electric Field
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the space around a charge
- electric field exerts a force on other charges |
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Electric force
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The force between charged objects
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Law of conservation of charge
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- charge is transferred from one place to another
- if a certain amount of positive charge appears somewhere, an equal amount of negative charge must appear elsewhere so the net charge doesn't change |
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Conductors
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materials through or along which charge moves easily ex. metal
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Insulator
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materials on or in which charge remains immobile
ex. glass and plastics |
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How do you discharge an object?
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We can do this by touching it, charge is transferred from one object to another only when the OBJECTS touch
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