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Mo9-L1a: What are Electrically Charged Objects?
The invisible region around any charged object
where an electric force is applied is an electric f eld. Key Concept
What are Electrically Charged Objects?
How do electrically charged objects interact?
If two objects are
positively charged
or if both objects are
negatively charged, the
two objects repel each
other.
SUMMARY
What are Electrically Charged Objects?
Objects with opposite
types of electric charge Atoms are the source of all electric charges.
attract each other.
Charged objects push or pull on other charged
objects.
Electric discharges occur all around you.
The electric force between two charged objects
depends on the type of charge on each object.
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