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   Charge

   /CHärj/

   

   verb

   • 1. demand (an amount) as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied: "he charged me 2 euros for the postcard" Similar ask in paymentaskfix a chargefix a priceimposelevyexpectdemandexactbillinvoice
   • ▪ record the cost of something as an amount payable by (someone) or on (an account): "they charge the calls to their credit card accounts" Similar billput downdebit fromtake fromOpposite credit to
   • 2. accuse (someone) of something, especially an offense under law: "they were charged with assault" Similar accuse ofindict forarraign forprosecute fortry forbring to trial forput on trial forblame forhold accountable forimplicate inimpeach forarchaic:inculpateOpposite absolve
   • ▪ make an accusation or assertion that: "opponents charged that below-cost pricing would reduce safety"
   • ▪ accuse someone of (an offense): "they filed a lawsuit charging fraud and breach of contract"
   • 3. entrust (someone) with a task as a duty or responsibility: "the committee was charged with reshaping the educational system" Similar entrustburdenencumberhampersaddletaxweighweigh download
   • 4. store electrical energy in (a battery or battery-operated device): "the shaver can be charged up and used while traveling"
   • ▪ (of a battery or battery-operated device) receive and store electrical energy.
   • ▪ load or fill (a container, gun, etc.) to the full or proper extent: "see to it that your glasses are charged" Similar fillfill upfill to the brimstockloadload uppackplugarmprepare to firetop upOpposite empty
   • ▪ fill or pervade (something) with a quality or emotion: "the air was charged with menace" Similar suffusepervadepermeatesaturateinfuseimbueimpregnateinforminfectinjectfillloadinstilinspireaffect
   • 5. rush forward in attack: "the plan is to charge headlong at the enemy" Similar rushmove quicklystormstampedecareertearpushplowswoopdivelungelaunch oneselfthrow oneselfgo headlonginformal:steambarrelOpposite retreat
   • ▪ rush aggressively toward (someone or something) in attack: "I don't advise anyone to charge that barricade" Similar attackstormrushassaultassailopen fire onfall onset uponswoop ondescend onfly atmake an onslaught onmake a raid ontake by stormattempt to captureinformal:lay intotear into
   • ▪ move quickly and with impetus: "Henry charged up the staircase"
   • 6. place a heraldic bearing on: "a pennant argent, charged with a cross gules"

   noun

   • 1. a price asked for goods or services: "an admission charge" Similar feepricetariffamountsumfigurefareratepaymenttolllevycostexpenseexpenditureoutlaydues
   • ▪ a financial liability or commitment: "an asset of $550,000 should have been taken as a charge on earnings"
   • 2. an accusation, typically one formally made against a prisoner brought to trial: "he appeared in court on a charge of attempted murder" Similar accusationallegationindictmentarraignmentcitationimputationblameincriminationimpeachmentinformal:beefarchaic:inculpation
   • 3. the responsibility of taking care or control of someone or something: "the people in her charge are pupils and not experimental subjects" Similar careprotectionsafe keepingkeepingsupervisionsurveillancecontrolhandlingcustodyguardianshiptutelagewardshipprotectorshippatronagetrusteeshipauspicesaegishandslaparchaic:ward
   • ▪ a person or thing entrusted to the care of someone: "the babysitter watched over her charges" Similar wardprotégédependantpupiltraineeapprenticementeeminorOpposite guardian
   • ▪ a responsibility or onerous duty assigned to someone: dated "I have therefore laid down the charge which was placed upon me" Similar dutyresponsibilitytaskjobobligationassignmentmissionbusinessconcernfunctionburdenonusdirectivebriefbriefinginstructioninformal:pigeondated:office
   • ▪ an official instruction, especially one given by a judge to a jury regarding points of law: "the judge gave a painstakingly careful charge to the jury" Similar instructiondirectiondirectiveordercommanddictateinjunctionexhortationmandate
   • 4. the property of matter that is responsible for electrical phenomena, existing in a positive or negative form.
   • ▪ the quantity of matter responsible for electrical phenomena carried by a body.
   • ▪ energy stored chemically for conversion into electricity.
   • ▪ an act or process of storing electrical energy in a battery.
   • ▪ a thrill: informal "I get a real charge out of working hard"
   • 5. a quantity of explosive to be detonated in order to fire a gun or similar weapon: "smaller charges, fired on three minute fuses lit by hand"
   • 6. a headlong rush forward, typically one made by attacking soldiers in battle: "a cavalry charge" Similar attackassaultoffensiveonslaughtoffensedrivepushthrustonrushsortiesallyswoopforayraidinvasionincursioncampaignstormingblitzkriegrazziaarchaic:onsetOpposite retreat
   • 7. a device or bearing placed on a shield or crest.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the general senses ‘to load’ and ‘a load’), from Old French charger (verb), charge (noun), from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chargee noun

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   What is the dimensional formula of electric charge?

   • One Coloumb charge is defined as the electric current of one Ampere passing through the conductor in one second. The electric charge is measured by multiplying current with time. Thus, the dimensional formula of electric charge is, [I1T1]. The elementary electric charge is Electron and is denoted by the symbol “e”.

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   What is the SI unit of electric charge?

   • SI unit of Electric Charge is Coloumb and it is represented by the symbol C. One Coloumb charge is defined as the electric current of one Ampere passing through the conductor in one second. The electric charge is measured by multiplying current with time. Thus, the dimensional formula of electric charge is, [I1T1].

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   Which unit is used to measure electric charge?

   • It is denoted using symbol Q and is measured in Coulomb. Other units to measure electric charge are Faraday, Ampere-Hour. The word Electricity has come from the word electron which came from a Greek word named “Elektron” which means Amber in Greek.

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   What is the difference between a charged and uncharged capacitor?

   • In the uncharged capacitor, there is no electric field between the plates; in the charged capacitor, because of the positive and negative charges on the inside surfaces of the plates, there is an electric field between the plates, with the field lines pointing from the positively charged plate to the negatively charged one.

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   May 9, 2024 · Learn More. Electricity, phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electric charges. Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter and is borne by elementary particles. In electricity the particle involved is the electron, which carries a negative charge.

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   May 16, 2024 · Electrostatics, the study of electromagnetic phenomena that occur when there are no moving charges—i.e., after a static equilibrium has been established. Charges reach equilibrium quickly, because the electric force is extremely strong.

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   3 days ago · Electrons have an electric charge of −1.602 176 634 × 10 −19 coulombs, which is used as a standard unit of charge for subatomic particles, and is also called the elementary charge. Within the limits of experimental accuracy, the electron charge is identical to the charge of a proton, but with the opposite sign. [80]

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   May 14, 2024 · Ion, any atom or group of atoms that bears one or more positive or negative electrical charges. Positively charged ions are called cations; negatively charged ions, anions. Ions migrate under the influence of an electrical field and are the conductors of electric current in electrolytic cells.

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   May 3, 2024 · Electric Charge Physics Definition. In physics electric charge is defined as the property of the material that is responsible for electromagnetic properties of the materials. It is denoted using symbol Q and is measured in Coulomb. Other units to measure electric charge are Faraday, Ampere-Hour. History of Electric Charge

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   May 21, 2024 · Definitions of electric charge. noun. the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons. synonyms: charge.

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    May 7, 2024 · Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Updated on May 07, 2024. This table shows the most common charges for atoms of the chemical elements. You can use this table to predict whether an atom can bond with another atom. The charge on an atom is related to its valence electrons or oxidation state .