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? asked in Science & MathematicsPhysics · 8 years ago

Definition of Charge?

Hi, I'm just trying to find a very simplified definition for electric charge.

E.g. Current is flow of electrons.

No more than a sentence, but this is really important for my science revision.

Please help?

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  • Jim
    Lv 4
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Hey Mentaculus, that's 2 sentences.

    It's a property of electrons and protons that leads to chemical properties, electric current, and magnetic effects.

    Source(s): Jim Dept. of Physics, Imperial College, London.
  • The Mentaculus
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    A charge is a property of a particle or collection of particles, which causes it to experience a force in the presence of other charges; this force is repulsive for like charges, and attractive for opposites.

    Edit: There, now it's once sentence made of two independent clauses :D

    Electrons and protons aren't the only charged particles...positrons, for example, have positive charges. However, that is a bit nit-picky I guess.

  • Yahoouser
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    A Charge of electric blew the circuit breaker, as it overloaded the system.

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