Electricity and Charges Flashcards
1
Q
electricity at rest (involves electric charges and forces between them)
A
Electrostatics
2
Q
attracting/repulsive behavior in elementary particles/objects
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Electrical charge
3
Q
general rule of electric charges
A
Like charges repel
Opposite charges attract
4
Q
2nd heaviest particle; positively charged
A
Proton
5
Q
1st heaviest particle, no charge
A
Neutron
6
Q
3rd heaviest particle, negatively charged
A
Electron
7
Q
have excess outermost electrons
A
Conductors
8
Q
lack outermost electrons
A
Insulators
9
Q
conductivity between conductors and insulators
A
Semiconductors
10
Q
charges are rearranged when a neutral object is placed near a charged object
A
Polarization
11
Q
charging which involves a charged object in contact to a neutral object
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Conduction
12
Q
charging without actual contact
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Induction
