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What does electrostatics study?
What does electrostatics study?
- Slow-moving or stationary magnetic charges
- Magnetic fields
- Slow-moving or stationary electric charges (correct)
- Fast-moving electric charges
What is the source of the word 'electricity'?
What is the source of the word 'electricity'?
- The Greek word for static
- The Greek word for amber (correct)
- The Greek word for magnet
- The Greek word for charge
What law describes the forces that electric charges exert on each other?
What law describes the forces that electric charges exert on each other?
- Faraday's law
- Coulomb's law (correct)
- Newton's law
- Einstein's law
At what scale do electrostatic forces play a large role?
At what scale do electrostatic forces play a large role?
What does Coulomb's law state?
What does Coulomb's law state?
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Electrostatics
Electrostatics
The study of slow-moving or stationary electric charges.
Origin of 'electricity'
Origin of 'electricity'
Derived from the Greek word for amber.
Coulomb's law
Coulomb's law
Describes the forces between electric charges; relates charge strength and distance.
Electrostatic forces scale
Electrostatic forces scale
Play a significant role at the atomic scale.
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Coulomb's law equation
Coulomb's law equation
The force is proportional to product of charges and inversely proportional to distance squared.
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