Static Electricity

Is the study of​ stationary electrical charges and the forces that they exert.

​Electrostatic Force

The force between electrical charges (electrostatic force) is much stronger than the force of gravity.​

​Electrical Charge

​Electrical charges were first investigated in the early 1600s when scientists discovered that electrically charged objects could exert forces of both attraction and repulsion. This suggested that there must be two kinds of charge.

​Law of Charges

Summarized:

"Like charges repel; unlike charges attract."

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Opposites attract​.

Electrical Induction

The creation of a charged region on a neutral object when exposed to a strong electrical field.​