1.2 - Types of Charges
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Define positive charge.
💡 Hint: Think about the balance between protons and electrons.
What is the significance of the conservation of charge?
💡 Hint: This is a fundamental principle in physics.
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What type of charge has a deficiency of electrons?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when electrons are removed.
True or False: Charge can be created or destroyed.
💡 Hint: Recall the conservation law!
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A spherical conductor is charged to +10 C. If it loses 3e worth of charge, what will its new charge be?
💡 Hint: Calculate the value of charge lost before subtracting.
Two particles, one with charge +8e and the other with charge -5e, interact. Describe the force these particles will exert on each other.
💡 Hint: Recall that like charges repel and opposites attract.
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