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<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A fundamental property of matter underlying [[electricity]] and [[electromagnetism]], which occurs in positive and negative forms as integer multiples of an elementary charge unit, and which causes identically charged particles, even though spatially separated, to exhibit mutual repulsion, and oppositely charged particles to exhibit mutual attraction.
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A positive or negative property of matter that occurs as integral multiples of an elementary charge unit, and causes mutual repulsion of like-charged particles and mutual attraction of oppositely charged particles.
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A definition or brief description of Electric charge.

A positive or negative property of matter that occurs as integral multiples of an elementary charge unit, and causes mutual repulsion of like-charged particles and mutual attraction of oppositely charged particles.