Electrostatics & Moving Energy Flashcards
symbol and unit for current
I; C/s or amp
the rate at which charge moves through a circuit
current
the amount of current when one Coulomb of charge passes a point in one second
ampere (unit of current)
the conversion of energy from one form to another
electricity
a result of moving a charge against the way it wants to go in an electric field
electric potential energy
energy that is a result of moving something “against the grain”
potential energy
when you rub two objects together and electrons move from one object to the other
charging by friction
a list of materials that ranks them in order of how likely they are to steal electrons
triboelectric series
the force that results when you charge an object
electrostatic force
show the forces acting on a charged particle
electric field lines
unit for charge
Coulomb (C)
force depends on what two things?
distance b/t the charged objects
the magnitudes of the charges
process of taking away electrons to make an object neutral
grounding
electrons are free to move in a __________
conductor
electrons shift within their atoms in an ________
insulator
