chargesproperties

Chargesproperties refers to the inherent characteristics and behaviors associated with electric charges. Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter that describes the physical phenomenon that causes a substance to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field. There are two types of electric charge: positive and negative. Like charges repel each other, while unlike charges attract. The SI unit of electric charge is the coulomb, denoted by the symbol C. The magnitude of the charge on an electron is approximately -1.602 x 10^-19 C, and the magnitude of the charge on a proton is approximately +1.602 x 10^-19 C. Charge is conserved, meaning that the total charge in an isolated system remains constant; it cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. Charge is also quantized, meaning that it exists in discrete units, specifically multiples of the elementary charge. When a material has an excess or deficit of electrons, it becomes electrically charged. Materials that readily allow charge to flow through them are called conductors, while those that resist the flow of charge are called insulators.