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Electric Charge, Force, and Current
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electric charge
an electrical property of matter that creates a force between objects
conductor
a material that transfers charge easily
insulator
a material that does not transfercharge easily
electric force
the force of attraction or repulsion between objects due to charge
electric field
the region around a charged object in which other charged objects experience an electric force
electrical potential energy
the potential energy of a charged object due to its position in an electric field
potential difference
the charge in the electrical potential energy per unit charge
cell
a device that is a source of electric current because of a potential difference, or voltage, between the terminals
current
the rate that electric charges move through a conductor
resistance
the ratio of the voltage across a conductor to the current it carries