Electric charge/Definition: Difference between revisions

From Citizendium
Jump to navigation Jump to search
imported>John R. Brews
(emphasize isolation)
imported>Peter Schmitt
(replace, this was not a definition according the guidelines)
Line 1: Line 1:
<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A fundamental property of matter underlying [[electricity]] and [[electromagnetism]], which occurs in positive and negative forms as integer multiples of an elementary charge unit, and which causes charged particles, which can be isolated and spatially separated, to exhibit mutual repulsion when identically charged, and mutual attraction when oppositely charged.
<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>
 
A physical quantity of matter relevant in connection with electromagnetism.
<hr>

Revision as of 11:30, 22 August 2011

This article is developing and not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
A definition or brief description of Electric charge.

A physical quantity of matter relevant in connection with electromagnetism.