Electric Charge Basics

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If an atom has more or less electrons than protons, that atom acquires an electrical ______

charge

CHARGED particles exhibit ______

forces

The electric charge is said to be conserved and ______

quantized

The smallest amount of free charge is e=1.6×10-19 C. Any electric charge occurs as integer multiples of the elementary charge ______

e

Quantity of electricity which flows past a given point in an electric circuit when a current of one ampere is maintained for one second - the unit of charge is coulomb (C) Q = ______

It

If a current of 5A flows for 2minutes, find the ______ of electricity transferred.

quantity

The electric field that exists at a point is the electrostatic force experienced by a small test charge placed at that point divided by the charge itself: Electric Field = ______

qo

Electric Field Lines or Lines of Force provide a map of the electric field in the space surrounding electric ______

charges

SI Units of Electric Field: Newton per ______ (N/C)

Coulomb

The number of lines leaving a positive charge or entering a negative charge is proportional to the magnitude of the ______

charge

A charged object will retain its charge temporarily if there is no immediate transfer of electrons to or from it. In this condition, the charge is said to be at ______

rest

Electricity at rest is called ______

static electricity

The person or animal must be killed by electricity for electrocution to occur. If they do not die, it is simply a ______.

shock

Google is one of the largest energy consumers in the world, using 0.013% of the entire energy used globally, enough to provide electricity to over 200,000 ______.

homes

In the late 1800s in Ethiopia, Emperor Menelik II purchased two electric chairs for capital punishment, but the country lacked electricity to power them, so he had to get electricity for his ______.

country

A spark of static electricity can measure up to ______ volts.

3,000

The smallest amount of electric charge with negative polarity is the ______.

electron

The smallest amount of electric charge with positive polarity is the ______.

proton

Explore the fundamental concept of electric charge and how atoms acquire electrical charge through the imbalance of electrons and protons. Learn about the forces exhibited by charged particles and how like charges repel each other while opposite charges attract.

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