Fundamentals Electrostatics Flashcards

Electrostatics Vocabulary for Physics Fundamentals

684932658	Electrostatics	The study of electric charges at rest
684932659	Electrical Forces	A force that one charge exerts on another. When the charges are the same sign, they repel; when the charges are opposite, they attract.
684932660	Insulator	a material through which charges cannot easily flow
684932661	Conductor	a material that easily allows the flow of charge
684932662	Charge	the fundamental electrical property to which the mutual attractions or repulsions between electrons or protons is attributed
684932663	Grounding	Allowing charges to move freely along a connection between a conductor and the ground.
684932664	Induction	the charging of an object without direct contact
684932665	Coulomb	The SI unit of electrical charge. One coulomb (symbol C) is equal to the total charge of 6.25 × 10¹⁸ electrons.
684932666	Electrically Polarized	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.
684932667	Coulomb's Law	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.