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What is the branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges?
What is the branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges?
- Electron theory
- Electromagnetism
- Electrodynamics
- Electrostatics (correct)
What is the source of the word 'electricity'?
What is the source of the word 'electricity'?
- Greek mythology
- ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron) (correct)
- Amber
- Coulomb's law
What describes the forces that electric charges exert on each other?
What describes the forces that electric charges exert on each other?
- Coulomb's law (correct)
- Newton's law
- Faraday's law
- Ohm's law
What is an example of an electrostatic phenomenon mentioned in the text?
What is an example of an electrostatic phenomenon mentioned in the text?
At the nanoscale, what force between particles is more than 39 orders of magnitude stronger than the gravitational force?
At the nanoscale, what force between particles is more than 39 orders of magnitude stronger than the gravitational force?