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Electrostatics Terms and Concepts
Define the following terms in your physics notebook (from Ch 32, pg 658):
electrostatics
electrical forces
charge
conservation of charge
Coulomb’s law
coulomb
conductor
insulator
semiconductor
induced
induction
grounding
electrically polarized
Answer the following Concept Questions:
What is the fundamental rule at the base of all electrical phenomena?
What causes an object to become electrically charged?
What does Coulomb’s law state?
What is the difference between a good conductor and a good insulator?
What happens when a charged object is placed near a conducting surface?
What happens when an insulator is in the presence of a charged object?