Conductor
Material that transfers charge easily.
Insulator
Material that does not transfer charge easily.
Induction
The process of charging a conductor by bringing it near another charged object and grounding the conductor.
Electrical potential energy
Potential energy associated with an object due to its position relative to a source of electric force.
Potential difference
The change in electrical potential energy associated with a charged particle divided by the charge of the particle.
Electric potential
The electrical potential energy associated with a charged particle divided by the charge of the particle.
Like charges __________________.
repel
Unlike charges __________________.
attract
There are two different kinds of charge:
positive and negative
Electric charge is _____________.
conserved
Conductors can be charged by ___________________.
induction
A surface charge can be induced on insulators by _______________________.
polarization
The closer two charges are,
the greater the force between them.
Felectric
electric force
q
charge
kC
Coulomb constant
Electrical potential energy is a form of ____________.
mechanical energy
PEelectric
electrical potential energy
V
electric potential
?V
potential difference