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what is charge |
fundamental property of some subatomic particles that causes them to exert a force on other objects with charge |
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what is 'charged' |
an object that has an excess of either positive or negative charge |
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conservation of charge |
charge is not created or destroyed, only transferred |
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corona discharge |
electric discharge caused by the ionization of fluid surrounding a charged conductor |
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triboelectric effect |
electric charge due to friction |
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what is a field |
a space around an object altered by by the influence of that object. |
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polar molecules |
different charges on each side, i.e. hydrogen |
