10 Questions
What is the primary difference between the gravitational force and Coulomb's law?
The type of force, always pulling or repelling
What is the unit of electric charge in the SI system?
Coulomb
What type of materials are characterized by having a limited flow of charge due to electrons being tightly bound to their atoms?
Insulators
What is the process of charging an object without touching it, resulting in a separation of charges?
Charging by induction
What is the physical phenomenon created by a charge, which transmits a force between two charges?
Electric field
What is the primary characteristic of a statically charged object?
It has an imbalance in the number of protons and electrons
Which subatomic particles are typically mobile in solids?
Only electrons
What is the outcome when two objects with different electric charges come into contact?
Electric charge is transferred between the objects
Which of the following is a fundamental principle of electric charge?
Electric charge is always conserved
What is the term for the outermost electrons in an atom that are able to participate in electric charge transfer?
Valence electrons
Learn about static electricity, a type of electric charge that can be collected and held in one place. Discover how atoms and electric charges work, including neutral and electrically charged objects. Understand the concept of negative and positive charges.
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