All Textbook Topics - Electric Charge - Electric Charge Introduction - Negative charge is a deficit of negative charges, and positive charge is a surplus of negative charges

Negative charge is a deficit of negative charges, and positive charge is a surplus of negative charges

NEUTRAL CHARGE: Equal number of positive and negative charges:

POSITIVE CHARGE: A deficit of negative charges (less negative charges than there would be to make a neutral charge)

NEGATIVE CHARGE: A surplus of negative charges (more negative charges than there would be to make a neutral charge)

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Friction is the force acting between insulators (such as plastic rods) when they are rubbed together which can cause negative charges to transfer and create charged objects
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Similar charges will repel (either positive-positive or negative-negative)

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