Fundamentals of Electric Charge
What is electric charge?
This fundamental property of particles causes them to experience a force when placed in an electric field.
What is electric force?
This term describes the push or pull exerted by electric charges on each other.
What is an electric field?
This is defined as the region around a charged object where other charged objects experience a force.
What are positive and negative charges
These two types of electric charge are known for their ability to attract or repel each other.
What is Coulomb's Law
This equation represents the relationship between the electric force, the charges involved, and the distance between them.
What is the direction of the electric field?
The direction of this quantity is determined by the direction a positive test charge would move in the presence of a source charge.
What is Coulomb's Law?
This law states that like charges repel and opposite charges attract.
What is repulsion?
When two like charges are brought close together, this is the resultant action between them.
What is volts per meter (V/m)?
The standard unit for measuring electric field strength, equivalent to newtons per coulomb.
What is the coulomb?
The standard unit of electric charge, equal to approximately 6.24 x 10^18 elementary charges.
What is the equation for electric force?
F = k * (q1 * q2) / r^2,
What are electric field lines?
These lines represent the strength and direction of an electric field, with density indicating the field's magnitude.
What is an electron?
This subatomic particle carries a negative electric charge.
What is the square of the distance between them?
The strength of the electric force between two charges decreases with this factor related to their separation.
What is E = k * |q| / r^2?
This equation describes the electric field created by a point charge at a distance from it.