Electric Charge and Properties Quiz

Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.

Electric charge can be positive or negative, commonly carried by protons and electrons respectively, by convention.

Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.

<p>An object with no net charge is referred to as electrically neutral.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The net charge of an isolated system is the quantity of positive charge minus the amount of negative charge, and it is a conserved property.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. It can be positive or negative, and like charges repel each other while unlike charges attract each other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Classical electrodynamics is the early knowledge of how charged substances interact and is still accurate for problems that do not require consideration of quantum effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Electric charge is a conserved property, meaning the net charge of an isolated system, the quantity of positive charge minus the amount of negative charge, cannot change.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In ordinary matter, negative charge is carried by electrons, and positive charge is carried by the protons in the nuclei of atoms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If there are more electrons than protons in a piece of matter, it becomes negatively charged.</p> Signup and view all the answers