Electric Charge

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Objective

I can explain the fundamental properties of electric charge, including the concepts of positive and negative charge, and the law of conservation of charge.

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Practice

7 questions

1

Define electric charge and explain the difference between positive and negative charge.

2

Explain the law of conservation of charge in your own words. Provide an example of how this law applies in a closed system.

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

If an object has 5 × 10¹⁵ positive charges and 3 × 10¹⁵ negative charges, what is the net charge of the object in terms of positive or negative? A system initially contains 8 Coulombs of positive charge and 5 Coulombs of negative charge. If 2 Coulombs of positive charge are removed, what is the new net charge of the system?

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