Practice Types Of Charges (1.2) - Electrostatics

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Question 1.
Define positive charge.
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Think about the balance between protons and electrons.
Question 2.
What is the significance of the conservation of charge?
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This is a fundamental principle in physics.
3Question 3.
What type of charge has a deficiency of electrons?
- Positive Charge
- Negative Charge
- Neutral Charge
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Think about what happens when electrons are removed.
4Question 4.
True or False: Charge can be created or destroyed.
- True
- False
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Recall the conservation law!
Question 5.
A spherical conductor is charged to +10 C. If it loses 3e worth of charge, what will its new charge be?
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Calculate the value of charge lost before subtracting.
Question 6.
Two particles, one with charge +8e and the other with charge -5e, interact. Describe the force these particles will exert on each other.
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Recall that like charges repel and opposites attract.

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