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Electric Charges and Fields

ICSE · Class 12 · Physics

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Card 1Electric charge basics

State the law of interaction between electric charges.

Answer

Like charges repel each other while unlike charges attract each other.

Card 2Test for charge

Why is repulsion the real test of charge on a body?

Answer

Attraction can occur even between a charged body and an uncharged body due to induction. Repulsion happens only when both bodies are charged with like charge, so it is the definite test.

Card 3Conductors and insulators

State the definition of a conductor and give examples.

Answer

Conductors are substances through which electric charge can easily flow. Metals, human body, earth, mercury, and electrolytes are conductors.

Card 4Conductors and insulators

State the definition of an insulator and give examples.

Answer

Insulators are substances in which electric charge cannot flow easily. Glass, hard rubber, plastics, and dry wood are insulators.

Card 5Electron theory of electrification

What is electric charge in terms of electrons in a body?

Answer

If a body has an excess of electrons, it becomes negatively charged. If it has a deficiency of electrons, it becomes positively charged. Only electrons are transferred in ordinary electrification.

Card 6Quantisation of charge

How many electrons correspond to a charge of 3.2 × 10^-19 C?

Answer

Given charge, q = 3.2 × 10^-19 C Elementary charge, e = 1.6 × 10^-19 C Formula: n = q / e Step 1: n = (3.2 × 10^-19 C) / (1.6 × 10^-19 C) Step 2: n = 2 Answer: 2 electrons

Card 7Conservation of charge

State the law of conservation of charge.

Answer

The total amount of charge in an isolated system remains constant.

Card 8Elementary particle charges

What is the charge of an electron, proton, and alpha particle?

Answer

Electron: -e Proton: +e Alpha particle: +2e where e = 1.6 × 10^-19 C.

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