Electrostatics Flashcards
1
Q
What is electrostatics and what do they deal with
A
The study of interaction between stationary, electrically charged particles.
Deals with the attractive and repelling forces that exist between positive and negative charges.
2
Q
What is net charge
A
Excess charge
3
Q
What happens when charges move
A
The negatively charged electrons are free to move, protons relatively bound in space.
4
Q
How does an object become charged
A
By friction
Contact(insulators and conductors)
Induction(conductors )
5
Q
What does an electroscope do
A
Detects an electric field(Nollet)
