negative charge
Surplus of electrons
Negative charge is the electrical property of particles or objects that have gained electrons, creating an imbalance opposite to positive charge.
Electrons carry negative charge; protons carry positive.
Opposite charges attract, like charges repel—the foundation of electromagnetic force.
In everyday contexts, a negative charge can describe unfavorable impressions: The scandal gave the candidate a negative charge going into the debate.
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- electric shockCurrent passing through body
- lightningAtmospheric electrical discharge
- lightning rodGrounded spike for discharges
- electronNegative subatomic particle
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- atomic physicsatom, atoms, atomic nucleus, electron, atomic number
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