a body is said to be charged when it looses or gain electron. When a body gains electron then it is said to be positively charged and when a body looses electron then it is said to be negatively charged, which implies that electrons are charge.
i want to know what charge really are? Are electrons charge?
2007-05-18 17:30:11 · 4 answers · asked by mind master 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
charge is the susceptibility of a body to one of the fundamental forces.If a body loses electron it is said to be positively charged,and if it gains electron it is said to be negativey charged.
2007-05-19 05:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by dighalbank 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You got it backwards. Losing an electron gives a positive charge, while gaining one gives a negative charge. This is a result of an unfortunate convention, developed before we knew what type of interaction involved gaining or losing electrons.
Electrons have charge, as do the nuclei of atoms which they surround. Nuclei have positive charge, while electrons have negative charge.
Charge is the quality of an object that causes it to feel a force when in the presence of another charged object. Opposite charges attract one another, while like charges repel one another.
2007-05-19 00:52:43 · answer #2 · answered by anotherguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it gains electrons, it becomes -negatively- charged. When it loses electrons, it becomes positively charged.
What charge really *is* is an intrinsic characteristic of matter. Just like mass, volume, or magnetic moment. Electrons have a charge. And so do protons (only their charge is positive, instead of negative)
HTH
Doug
2007-05-19 00:56:11 · answer #3 · answered by doug_donaghue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to wikipedia and in the search box, enter "CHARGE". How hard can that be?
2007-05-19 00:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by migpanviq 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋