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What is the main goal of physics?
What is the main goal of physics?
The main goal of physics is to understand how the universe behaves.
What is the term for a scientist who specializes in the field of physics?
What is the term for a scientist who specializes in the field of physics?
A physicist.
What were the natural sciences considered as before the 17th century?
What were the natural sciences considered as before the 17th century?
Natural sciences were part of natural philosophy before the 17th century.
In what century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?
In what century did the natural sciences emerge as unique research endeavors?
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What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
What are some interdisciplinary areas of research that physics intersects with?
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What is electric charge?
What is electric charge?
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What are the two types of electric charge and what particles carry them?
What are the two types of electric charge and what particles carry them?
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How do like charges and unlike charges interact with each other?
How do like charges and unlike charges interact with each other?
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What is an electrically neutral object?
What is an electrically neutral object?
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What is the term for the quantity of positive charge minus the amount of negative charge in an isolated system?
What is the term for the quantity of positive charge minus the amount of negative charge in an isolated system?
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