P6 2 1st ME

  • Electrostatics - study of electromagnetic phenomena that occur when there are no moving charges after a static equilibrium
  • Electricity - way of carrying energy from one point to another
  • Electrical charge - A property that causes matter to be experiencing a force when placed in an electromagnetic field
  • Elementary charge - the smallest amount of charge that can be carried by the subatomic particle
  • Cation - positive ions formed when electrons are removed
  • Anion - ions formed when protons are removed
  • Conductors - A substance that has free electrons and allows charge to move freely through it
  • insulators - materials that can hold electrons securely within their orbits
  • Charging by friction - rubbing things together
  • Charging my conduction - when charged objects come into contact
  • Charging by induction - there is no actual contact between the charged object and being charged
  • Electrostatic Force - amount and direction of attraction or repulsion between two charged objects