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Electric Charge  

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  • "Electric Charge" is a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interaction. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields. The electric charge on a body may be positive or negative. Two positively charged bodies experience a mutual repulsive force, as do two negatively charged bodies. A positively charged body and a negatively charged body experience an attractive force. Electric charge is carried by discrete particles and can be positive or negative. The sign convention is such that the elementary electric charge $e$, that is, the charge of the proton, is positive. The SI derived unit of electric charge is the coulomb.

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  • 0112/2///62720#UAD037

  • Q
  • الشحنة الكهربائية

    Arabic

  • Електрически заряд

    Bulgarian

  • 电荷

    Chinese

  • Elektrický náboj

    Czech

  • French

  • German

  • Ηλεκτρικό φορτίο

    Greek

  • מטען חשמלי

    Hebrew

  • विद्युत आवेग या विद्युत बहाव

    Hindi

  • elektromos töltés

    Hungarian

  • Italian

  • 電荷

    Japanese

  • onus electricum

    Latin

  • Cas elektrik

    Malay

  • بار الکتریکی

    Persian

  • ładunek elektryczny

    Polish

  • carga elétrica

    Portuguese

  • sarcină electrică

    Romanian

  • Электрический заряд

    Russian

  • električni naboj

    Slovenian

  • Spanish

  • elektrik yükü

    Turkish

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