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Electrostatic force

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coulomb forcenoun(electricity) The electrostatic force between two charges, as described by Coulomb's law.
coulomb attractionnoun(physics) the attraction between opposite charges due to Coulomb force
coulomb repulsionnoun(physics) The repulsive force between two positive or two negative charges, as described by Coulomb's law.
electrorepulsionnounThe repulsion between bodies that have the same electric charge
coulomb energynoun(physics) The energy associated with the electrostatic forces of a system of particles, especially with that of the electrons of a covalent bond.
coulomb's lawnoun(electricity) the fundamental law of electrostatics - the force between two point charges is proportional to the product of their charges, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
electrostatic energynoun(physics) The potential energy of a system of separated electric charges.
repulsionnounAn extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
electric chargenoun(physics) The quantity of unbalanced positive or negative ions in or on an object; measured in coulombs.
electrovalencynoun(chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.
static electricitynounAn electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction.
electrostaticsnoun(physics) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity; that is, with the force exerted by an unchanging electric field upon a charged object
electrocouplingnoun(physics) coupling by means of electric charge
electric fieldnoun(electricity, physics) A region of space around a charged particle, or between two voltages, which exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
coulomb collisionnoun(physics) the interaction between two moving electric charges at close range
electrical fieldnounPhysical field that surrounds electrically charged particles and exerts force on all other charged particles in the field.
electromagnetic forcenoun(physics) A long-range fundamental force that acts between charged bodies, mediated by the exchange of photons.
van der waals forcenoun(chemistry, often in the plural) The relatively weak attraction between neutral atoms and molecules arising from polarization induced in each particle by the presence of other particles.
dielectrophoresisnoun(physics) The exertion of a force on a (uncharged) particle in a non-uniform electric field
chargenounThe amount of money levied for a service.

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