Protons, Neutrons and Electrons
The three types of particles.
What are protons, neutrons, and electrons?
A neutral atom that gains an electron and becomes negative
What is an anion?
This produces forces that can attract or repel matter.
What is Electric Charge?
Arises when positive and negative charges are separated.
What is Dielectric Polarization?
A physical property created by an imbalance in the number of protons and electrons
What is Electric Charge?
The area where protons are found
What is the center of the atom?
A neutral atom that loses an electron
What is a cation?
It can only attract matter, not repel it.
What is mass?
An insulator polarized by an electric field
What is a dielectric?
Matter is positively charged if it contains more of these.
What are Protons?
They are smaller than protons.
What are electrons?
The steady flow of electrons.
What is a current?
Greater than that based on mass
What is a charge-based interaction?
Will migrate towards a charged electric field.
What is a positive charge in a dielectric?
Matter is negatively charged when it contains more of these.
What are Electrons?
They are labile, which means they can be transferred from one atom to the next.
What are electrons?
The SI unit of an Elementary charge
What is a Coulomb?
Possible to occur since electrons are labile.
What is Charge-Separation?
Will shift away from a charged field.
What is a negative charge in a dielectric?
Charges of like sign will do this.
What is repulsion?
They have a net charge of zero.
What are neutrons?
A state where an atom will have an equal number of protons and electrons.
What is a ground state?
Created by friction, pressure, heat, and other charges.
What is Static Electricity?
Can occur with both dipoles and ions.
What is Polarization?
Charges of opposite sign will do this.
What is attraction?