Conservation of Charge Worksheet
This worksheet covers the fundamental principle of conservation of charge, including its definition, implications, and application in various scenarios.
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Conservation of Charge Worksheet
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1. The principle of conservation of charge states that the total electric charge in an isolated system remains constant.
2. Charge can be transferred from one object to another, but it cannot be or .
3. When a neutral object gains electrons, it becomes charged.
4. The elementary charge is the magnitude of the charge of a single electron or .
1. Which of the following statements best describes the conservation of charge?
Charge can be created or destroyed, but only in pairs of opposite charges.
The total amount of charge in the universe is always increasing.
The net electric charge of an isolated system remains constant.
Charge is always transferred from positively charged objects to negatively charged objects.
2. If a glass rod is rubbed with a silk cloth, the rod acquires a positive charge. What happens to the silk cloth?
It acquires a positive charge.
It acquires an equal negative charge.
It remains neutral.
It acquires a larger positive charge.
1. In any process, the total charge before and after the process is always the same.
True
False
2. Charge is conserved only in closed systems, not in open systems.
True
False
1. Explain the difference between an isolated system and an open system in the context of charge conservation.
2. A balloon is rubbed against a wool sweater and becomes negatively charged. Describe the transfer of charge that occurred and explain how it relates to the conservation of charge.
3. In the circuit diagram above, if 5 Coulombs of charge pass through the light bulb in 2 seconds, how much charge enters the positive terminal of the battery in that same time?