6.1 - Definition
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What are the two types of electric charge?
💡 Hint: Think about the deficiency and excess of electrons.
State one property of electric charge.
💡 Hint: Remember charges cannot be created or destroyed.
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What is the formula for Coulomb's Law?
💡 Hint: Look for the one involving charges and distance.
True or False: Electric charge can be created or destroyed.
💡 Hint: Think about the conservation law.
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Two charges of +3 µC and +4 µC are positioned 2 m apart in a vacuum. Determine the electrostatic force between them using Coulomb's Law.
💡 Hint: Keep the unit conversions in mind as you proceed.
If an electric field of 200 N/C applies a force of 1 mN on a charge, what is the magnitude of the charge?
💡 Hint: Rearrange the equation to solve for q.
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