Match the electrostatics term

Exercise and reference answers

Matching pairs

1. Left

   Polarity

   Right

   What tells the two charges apart

2. Left

   Quantisation

   Right

   Charge comes in multiples of e

3. Left

   Superposition

   Right

   Fields of separate charges add up

4. Left

   Electroscope

   Right

   Gold leaves that diverge on charging

5. Left

   Dipole

   Right

   Equal and opposite charges, held apart

6. Left

   Electric flux

   Right

   Field through an area element

Instructions

Match each term on the left to its meaning.

Explanation