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| The fundamental law of electrostatics stating that the force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. |
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| A region of space characterized by the existence of a force generated by electric charge. |
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| an electrical charge, often created by friction, consisting of stationary ions that do not move in a current. |
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| A principle stating that the total electric charge of an isolated system remains constant regardless of changes within the system. |
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| The rubbing of one object or surface against another. |
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| The transfer of energy by a medium without bulk movement of the medium itself |
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| The generation of electromotive force in a closed circuit by a varying magnetic flux through the circuit. |
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| Objects that safely discharge any build up of static electricity. |
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| Electric current means, depending on the context, a flow of electric charge (a phenomenon) or the rate of flow of electric charge. |
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| Electric current means, depending on the context, a flow of electric charge (a phenomenon) or the rate of flow of electric charge. |
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| Any material that carries an electrical current. |
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| Electrical insulator is a material or object that resists the flow of electric current |
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| The voltage between two points is a short name for the electrical force that would drive an electric current between those points. |
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| A voltage source is the dual of a current source. |
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| Electrical resistance, a measure of the degree to which an object opposes an electric current through it. |
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