anusha, MEMBER
19, India
420 points (IRON)
January 28, 2010 03:53

what is charge?

what makes charged particles to experience a force between them?
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Dr T, SITE ADMIN
Adult, Sweden
563 points (IRON)
January 29, 2010 13:07

This is a hard question. The fact that charged particles experience a force between them is an axiom - it is something that we "know to be true". We can observe, model and use this as a basis for developing theories about the world. We can put up equations that predict the magnitude of these forces. But WHY this is so, that is something different. So your question is not an easy one to answer...

 		 
 
  
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Shayesta, MEMBER
17, India
303 points (NEON)
January 31, 2010 15:38

it is d electrostatic attraction which makes the charged particles attract........may be due to their energy difference.

 		 
 
  
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