5 Questions
What is the charge on a single electron in Coulombs?
$1.6 \times 10^{-19} C$
What is the SI unit of charge?
Coulomb (C)
What is the total charge on a body containing $+5C$, $-3C$, and $-2C$ of charge?
$+4C$
What does it mean when it's said that charge is quantized?
Charge can only take discrete integral multiples of the charge on a single electron.
What does the principle of conservation of charge state?
In an isolated system, the net charge remains constant over time.
Learn about the fundamentals of electrostatics including electric charges and fields, types of charges, and properties of charge. Explore the concepts of attraction, repulsion, and the SI unit of charge.
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