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Grade 12Electrostatics

hi, I have a little doubt in basics.I am not able to understand what is charge.How can an individual charge exist.A charge means an atom which is either deficient in electrons(-ve) or excess in electrons(+ve).But an atom can not exist as such.and how does charge transfer take place.

Profile image of Abhishek Verma
17 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of A K
17 Years ago

Charge is not an atom. Rather, its a property by virtue of which electromagnetic interactions take place.