positive charge
Electron's exact opposite
Positive charge is the electrical property of matter that results from having more protons than electrons.
Objects with positive charge are attracted to those with negative charge and repelled by other positively charged objects.
In everyday contexts, static electricity demonstrates this: The balloon picked up a positive charge when rubbed against the sweater.
Conventional current flows from positive to negative, though electrons actually move the opposite direction.
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- cationPositively charged ion
- batteryPortable electricity storage
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- electrophileElectron-pair acceptor species
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positive chargenegative charge
Excess electron condition
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