Physics 1 Flashcards
What is the fundamental property of matter?
Charge
Who discovered electric charge?
Benjamin Franklin
Study of Stationary charges ?
Electrostatics
Who discovered the electron?
J.J. Thomson
Who stated that all atoms contain protons?
Earnest Rutherford
What is the unit of charge?
Coulomb
What is the experiment of Franklin
Flying a kite during the thunderstorm
What is ?
Charges
What happens to opposite charges?
Attract
What happens to like charges?
Repel
What is the interaction between charges called?
Interaction
What allows easy charge movement?
Conductor
What is silver?
What is copper?
What is seawater?
Conductor
What prevents charge movement?
Insulators
What is wood?
What is rubber?
What is oil ?
Insulator
What is wood?
What is rubber?
What is oil ?
Insulator