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Electric charge |
is a property that causes subatomic particles such as protons and electrons to attack or repel each other |
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Electric forces |
the attraction or repulsion between electric forces on charged particles |
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Electric field |
a field in a region of space that exerts electric forces on charged particles |
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static electricity |
a study of the behavior of electric charges including ho charge is transferred between objects |
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law of conservation of charge |
law sating that the total electric charge in an isolated system is constant |
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induction |
the transfer of charge without contact between materials |
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electric current |
a continuous flows electric charge |
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direct current |
a flow of electric charge in only one direction |
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alternating current |
a flow of electric charge that regularly reverse its direction |
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electrical conductor |
a material through which electric charge can flow easily |
