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(Fixed the assertion that charge measures potential (since coloumbs and volts are different). Added a little more about the electrical nature of charge.) |
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In legal terminology, a '''charge''' is an accusation by the police that a suspect (future [[defendant]]) has broken a specific law. | In legal terminology, a '''charge''' is an accusation by the police that a suspect (future [[defendant]]) has broken a specific law. | ||
| − | In [[ | + | In [[science]], '''charge''' usually refers to the [[physics]] concept of '''electric charge''', a fundamental quantity of a particle that determines the way electromagnetic forces will affect that particle. Charge is typically expressed in units of [[coulomb]]. One well-known subatomic particle which carries a charge is the [[electron]]. |
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[[Category:Legal Terms]] | [[Category:Legal Terms]] | ||
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Revision as of 04:49, May 11, 2008
In legal terminology, a charge is an accusation by the police that a suspect (future defendant) has broken a specific law.
In science, charge usually refers to the physics concept of electric charge, a fundamental quantity of a particle that determines the way electromagnetic forces will affect that particle. Charge is typically expressed in units of coulomb. One well-known subatomic particle which carries a charge is the electron.