electric charge

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1. Noun

A property that makes particles attract or repel electrically.

A property of matter that causes electromagnetic interaction and may be positive or negative.

“The electron has negative electric charge.”

2. Noun

the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh charge"
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