throughout nature and takes many different forms Electricity is briefly defined as the flow of electric charge
Flow of Charges positive (+) or negative (-)
count of protons is called the atoms atomic number
Electrostatic force (also called
Coulombs law) is a force that operates between charges. It states that charges of the same type repel each other, while charges of opposite types are attracted together. Opposites attract, and likes repel
Static Electricity
Current Electricity
Static electricity exists when
there is a build-up of opposite charges on objects separated by an insulator. Static electricity is the result of an imbalance between negative and positive charges in an object