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| electron | the particle of an atom that possesses a negative electrical charge |
| electric field | region surrounding an electrically charged object in which other charged objects are attracted or repelled |
| coulomb | unit of electric charge |
| decreases | Coulomb's law of electric force: the strength of the attraction or repulsion between charged objects ____ as teh objects are moved further apart |
| induction | a charged object can cause another object to become charged at a distance by process of |
| grounding | process of diverting unwanted electrical charge directly into the earth |
| attract | law of electric charges: a positively charged object and negatively charged object would____ each other |
| lines of force | imaginary lines used to map regions of electric charge around an object |
| neutral | an object in which the positive and negative charges are balanced |
| electrostatics | study of the nature, behavior, and uses of static electricity |
