Electric Force • Most objects have no charge because they have the same numbers of protons and electrons. • If an object has a charge, it attracts objects with the opposite charge, similar to magnetic forces. • This attraction or repulsion is called electric force. • Charged objects have potential electric energy, or static electricity, because the electrons aren't moving. • Electrons flow from negatively charged objects to positively charged objects. • The flow of electrons is called electric current. • Once electrons have moved from one object to the other, the attraction between the objects is gone. The charges are balanced and there is no electric force.
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