The principle that states that the total electric charge in a closed system remains constant over time. In other words, charge cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one object to another.
Imagine a group of friends passing around a bag of candy. No matter how many times they pass it around or share it with each other, the total amount of candy in the bag remains the same. Similarly, in a closed system, no matter how charges are transferred between objects, the total amount of charge remains constant.
Electric Field: A region surrounding an electrically charged object where another charged object experiences an electric force.
Coulomb's Law: The mathematical relationship between the magnitude of two point charges and the distance between them.
Conservation of Energy: The principle that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another.
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