Electric Charge An electric charge is a property of matter that causes other matter to experience a force. This means that a positively charged object attrac...
An electric charge is a property of matter that causes other matter to experience a force. This means that a positively charged object attracts negatively charged objects, while a negatively charged object attracts positively charged objects.
Electric charge can be transferred between objects, either directly or through an electric conductor. When two objects with opposite charges are brought close to each other, the charges interact with each other and the objects experience an attractive or repulsive force, depending on the charges' signs.
For example, when a positively charged object is brought near a negatively charged object, they experience an attractive force, causing the objects to push away from each other. Conversely, when two negatively charged objects are brought close to each other, they experience an repulsive force, causing them to push away from each other.
The total electric charge of an object remains constant regardless of its location, meaning that the net electric charge in an isolated system will always be zero