Charge, and how things become charged
Physics · Grade 10 · about 40 minutes
Where charge comes from, three ways to move it, and the instrument that detects it.
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- 14 sections of explanation, worked examples and diagrams
- 2 practice tasks with hints and worked answers
- A quiz that marks itself as you go
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