Definitions - static

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    • Charges
      Electric charge is the physical property of matter that causes it to experience a force when placed near another charged object. There are two types of electric charges; positive and negative.
    • Conductor
      An object or type of material that allows the flow of an electrical current in one or more directions.
    • Earthing (grounding)

      he process of removing the excess charge on an object by means of the transfer of electrons between it and the Earth.
    • Electrons

      A fundamental particle with negative electric charge.
    • Electrostatic force
      Attraction or repulsion of particles or objects because of their electric charge
    • Friction
      The force that opposes the motion of an object. Can cause transfer of electrons.
    • Insulator
      A material whose internal electric charges do not flow freely
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