18 Questions
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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