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a property of a particle by which it may repel or attract other particles that have similar or opposite charge
opposite charges attract
like charges repel |
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unit of charge
charge flowing per second past a point where the current is 1A
6.24 x 10^18 |
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a field of force
force per unit of positive charge
E = F/Q |
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| force on a charge in a field |
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force = electric field x charge F = EQ
where E = v/d |
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| motion of charges particles in a field |
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positive charge moves in direction of field
negative charge moves against direction of field
if fired into field perpendicular to force a charged particle follows a parabolic path |
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