Electrostatics And Electricity Flashcards

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Positively charged Objects

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Electron deficient and have lost electrons

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Negatively charged

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Have an excess of electrons because they have gained electrons

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Principle of charge quantization

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all charges in the universe consist of an integer multiple of the charge on one electron

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Principle of conservation of charge

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The net charge of an isolated system remains constant during any physical process

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Polarization of charge

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The partial or complete polar separation of positive and negative electric charge in a system

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Potential Difference

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The work done or energy transferred per unit if the charge flowing through the battery

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Emf

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Energy provided by a battery per unit charge flowing through the battery

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Terminal potential difference

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The voltage is measured across the terminals of a battery when charges are flowing in the circuit

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Current strength

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The rate of flow of charge

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Resistance

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The ratio of the potential difference across a component to the current in the component

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10
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Resistance

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The ratio of the potential difference across a component to the current in the component

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