Key Stage 3
Meaning
Charge is a property of matter that can cause an electrostatic force between two objects.
About Charge
- There are two types of charge; positive and negative.
- Like charges repel each other and opposite charges attract each other.
- Charges create an electrostatic field which affects other charged objects.
To see the electrostatic field created by a charge click on the picture below to play a PHET simulation.