electric charge
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Wikipedia electric charge (plural electric charges)
- (physics) the static electric energy of a charged body; the quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs
- (physics) a quantum number of some subatomic particles which determines their electromagnetic interactions; by convention the electron has an electric charge of -1, the proton +1 and quarks have fractional charge
Translations [edit]
electric energy of a charged body
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electromagnetic state
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