Describe the law of charges.
Description should include
- explaining that between charged objects, those with like charges repel and those with unlike charges attract
- knowing that the size of the charge and the amount of force produced have a direct relationship
- understanding that force is applied in a direct line between objects
- identifying that the inverse square law of the electrostatic follows the force of attraction
- explaining that the electrostatic force of attraction between two-point charges are proportional to the product of the magnitudes.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is the law of charges?
- Who is credited with discovering the law of charges?
- How should objects with similar charges behave with each other, according to the law of charges?
- What are some everyday examples of the law of charges?