Practice Definition (5.1) - Electrostatics

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Question 1.
Define electric charge.
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Think about what causes attraction or repulsion.
Question 2.
What are the two types of electric charge?
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One indicates a deficiency, the other indicates an excess.
3Question 3.
What is electric charge?
- A property of only protons
- A fundamental property of matter affecting forces
- Only negative in nature
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Consider how charges interact.
4Question 4.
Electric charge can be created or destroyed.
- True
- False
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Think about conservation laws.
Question 5.
You have two charged objects, one with +5C and another with -3C. Calculate the total charge.
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Use the additive property.
Question 6.
If you rub two balloons and they both become negatively charged, what will happen?
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Think about the behavior of similar charges.

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