charge
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- noun
- /tʃɑrdʒ/
- Specialized
- You might have heard the phrase opposite charges attract like charges repel.
- electric charge
- positive charge
- negative charge
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Watch on YouTubeSo energy and momentum, unlike charge, are not invariant.
- So energy and momentum, unlike charge, are not invariant.
- You need particles with sufficiently large charges compared to their mass.
- Charge opposite charges attract like charges repel.
- And again, if you remember from school, unlike charges attract.
- Again like charges attract and unlike charges repel.
Examples
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The electric force between these charges keeps them together.
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Although they had different electric charges, the proton and neutron had remarkably similar masses.
Academic text (2012) -
Suppose you have two charges, both Q.
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I want to take a minus charge here, A+ charge here.
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The charges are tiny, almost invisible.
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You need particles with sufficiently large charges compared to their mass.
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The measure of electrical current is the rate at which electrical charge traverses an area.
Fiction book (2002) -
The electric force between these charges keeps them together.
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When an object has an unbalanced amount of charge, it can attract or repel other objects.
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In an electric circuit, the flow of charge is crucial for powering devices.
Synonyms
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A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
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A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.9
A quality in objects that makes them pull together or push apart, called positive and negative
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3.9
An extra fee each person pays to enter a restaurant or club, not for food and drink
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3.9
An electrical state when an object has fewer electrons than protons
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4.1
A state when an object has more electrons than protons and so attracts positive objects, for example a rubbed balloon
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6.2
A buildup of electricity on the surface of an object that does not let it move
- Formal
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9.0
A diplomat who acts as head of an embassy when the ambassador is away
- Archaic
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8.4
A small metal or plastic plate that people use like an early credit card to pay for goods
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3.3
A fee paid for a plane landing, take-off, parking, or use of passenger areas at an airport
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3.9
Money paid for putting equipment or services in place and making them ready
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3.7
A regular payment that does not change when business changes, like rent or insurance
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5.1
The total electric charge in a closed system stays the same
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9.9
A mass attack, especially by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where they rush the enemy while shouting 'banzai'
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6.7
An amount companies record each year as an expense to show equipment loses value
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A payment plan that lets you keep owing money and pay over time
- Jargon
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A soldier who stays on duty after hours to deal with problems and visitors
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3.5
An amount of money residents pay regularly to cover shared building costs like cleaning and repairs
A way to buy now at a shop and pay later up to a set limit you can repay anytime
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A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
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A device that throws explosive charges into the sea to attack submarines from a ship
How Charged
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Charge began as 'a load', and in electricity it means the 'load' of electrical energy inside something. A charge tells us how much electrical energy or imbalance an object has.