Electric charge/Definition: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>Anthony.Sebastian
(edit defn)
imported>John R. Brews
(revised definition)
 
(4 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>An isolatable form of ''charge'', the foundational property of matter upon which understanding [[electricity]] rests, manifests itself primordially in two forms in the atoms of matter, specifically in protons and electrons, assigned the charge-names, positive and negative, respectively, the two types of charged particles, though spatially separate, exhibiting mutual attraction, the particles within types exhibiting mutual repulsion.
<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>
A positive or negative property of matter that occurs as integral multiples of an elementary charge unit, and causes mutual repulsion of like-charged particles and mutual attraction of oppositely charged particles.

Latest revision as of 14:08, 22 August 2011

This article is developing and not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Electric_charge/Definition&printable=yes
A definition or brief description of Electric charge.

A positive or negative property of matter that occurs as integral multiples of an elementary charge unit, and causes mutual repulsion of like-charged particles and mutual attraction of oppositely charged particles.

Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=Electric_charge/Definition&oldid=760726"