Relative electric charge

Definition

The electric charge of a particle compared with the magnitude of the charge on a proton; a proton is assigned a relative charge of +1.

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Specification 6.5 · Paper 1

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GCSE Physics · key term

The electric charge of a particle compared with the magnitude of the charge on a proton; a proton is assigned a relative charge of +1.

Used by Edexcel

Specification 6.5 · Paper 1

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