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free charge

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noun

  1. any electric charge that can be placed on a conductor or on or within a dielectric or that moves freely in space (opposed to polarization charge).


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The UV radiation creates free charge carriers in the particles, which induce decomposition of the trapped pollutants from air into small parts and their release.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2024

"I remembered as I saw these people making their own free charge for democracy and freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr, saying: 'Free at last, free at last'," Schulke wrote.

From BBC Nov. 23, 2019

Parking lots like this one offer a free charge, and new charging stations are being built on the nation’s highways.

From New York Times Jun. 17, 2017

A positive free charge is shown, but free charges can be either positive or negative and are, in fact, negative in metals.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

A free charge will flow away to the earth if a conducting path be provided.

From Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications by Hawkins, Nehemiah

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