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| The study of electric charges at rest |
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| A force that one charge exerts on another. When the charges are the same sign, they repel; when the charges are opposite, they attract. |
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| The fundamental electrical property to which the mutual attractions or repulsions between electrons or protons is attributed. |
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| The principle that net electric charge is neither created nor destroyed but is transferable from one material to another. |
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| The relationship among electrical force, charges, and distance. The electrical force between two charges varies directly as the product of the charges and inversely as the square of the distance between them. |
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| SI unit of charge. One coulomb (symbol C) is equal to the total charge of 6.24 X 1018 electrons. |
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| Material, usually a metal, through which electric charge can flow. Good conductors of heat are generally good charge conductors. |
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| A material that is a poor conductor of electricity. |
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| Material that can be made to behave as either a conductor or an insulator of electricity. |
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| Term applied to electric charge that has been redistributed on an object because of the presence of a charged object nearby. |
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| The charging of an object without direct contact. |
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| Allowing charges to move freely along a connection between a conductor and the ground. |
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| Term applied to an atom or molecule in which the charges are aligned so that one side is slightly more positive or negative than the opposite side. |
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