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Conductors Materials in which electrons move freely Insulators Materials in which electrons do not move freely Point charge A charged particle of zero size Coulomb's Law F= (kq1q2)/r^2 Electric Field A field of force surrounding a charged particle conserved quantized Properties of Electric charges • The total charge in an isolated system is ___________. • Charge is ___________. electric flux, equal Gauss's Law states that the net ___________ through any close gaussian surface is ___________ to the net charge inside the surface divided by epsilon 0. zero, hollow, surface, perpendicular, surface, smallest Properties of a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium: 1. The electric field is ___________ everwhere inside the conductor, whether the conductor is solid or ___________. 2. If the conductor is isolated and carries a charge, the charge resides on its ___________. 3. The electric field at a point just outside a charged conductor is ___________ to the surface of the conductor and has a magnitude of σ/ε, where σ is the ___________ charge density at that point. 4. On an irregularly shaped conductor, the σ is greatest at locations where the radius of curvature of the surface is ___________. Electric Potential The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts Equipotential Surface One on which all points are at the same electric potential. perpendicular Equipotential surfaces are ___________ to electric field lines