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conservation of charge

American  

noun

Physics.

  1. the principle that the total electric charge of a system is constant.

conservation of charge British  

noun

  1. the principle that the total charge of any isolated system is constant and independent of changes that take place within the system

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conservation of charge Scientific  

  1. A conservation law stating that the total electric charge of a closed system remains constant over time, regardless of other possible changes within the system.

Etymology

Origin of conservation of charge

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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This universally obeyed law of nature is called the law of conservation of charge.

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Kirchhoff’s rules, special applications of the laws of conservation of charge and energy, can be used to analyze it.

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These rules are special cases of the laws of conservation of charge and conservation of energy.

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The two rules are based, respectively, on the laws of conservation of charge and energy.

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The law of conservation of charge is absolute—it has never been observed to be violated.

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