Charge
A piece of matter that is able to move inside Electric Fields These pieces of matter are comprised of either electrons or protons.
Electron
A negative charge
Proton
A positive charge
Neutron
No charge
Law of Charges
- Like charges repel
- Opposite charges attract
- Charged objects attract some neutral objects
Elementary Charge
The coulombs in the smallest amount of charge. It was discovered during the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment.
Formula
Where:
- is charge
- is number of elementary charges or excess charges
- is elementary charge value