Question

Give six properties of electric charges.

Answer 1

The various properties of electric charge include:
Additivity of charges
Charge is conserved
Quantisation of charge
Unit used

Answer 2

Answer:

The following are the six properties of electric charge:

• Like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other.

• The magnitude of elementary negative or positive charge is same and is equal to   1.6 x 10⁻¹⁹ C.

• The electric charge is additive in nature. It implies that the total charge on an object is algebraic sum of the charges located at different points in the object.

• The charge is quantized that is charge carried by a charged object is equal to ne, where n is an integer.

• The electric charge of a system is always conserved.

• Unlike mass, the electric charge on an object is not affected by the motion of the object.

Explanation:

Normally, an object contains the equal number of protons and electrons and as such, it is electrically neutral. When the numbers of protons and electrons are not equal, the object possesses a net positive or negative charge.