Electrostatics Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Law of conservation of charge
A
Charge cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be
transferred from one object to another.
2
Q
Static electricity
A
Stationary electric charge
3
Q
Charge
A
a property of matter that describes how many more or less electrons than protons
an object has.
4
Q
Polarisation
A
When one charged object is brought closer to another charged object, charge can flow
from the one to the other without necessarily making contact.
