Electric charge

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-003626",
  "term": "Electric charge",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A fundamental, conserved property of some subatomic particles that determines their electromagnetic interactions. Matter possessing this property produces and is influenced by electromagnetic fields; particles with like charges repel each other, while those with opposite charges attract. Electric charge is quantized and its SI unit is the coulomb (C), with the elementary charge, the magnitude of a single proton's charge, being approximately 1.602 × 10⁻¹⁹ C.",
  "synonyms": [
    "charge"
  ],
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "electric current",
    "elementary charge",
    "proton"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 14 (https://goldbook.iupac.org/files/pdf/green_book_2ed.pdf)",
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 957. 'Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)' on page 970 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668040957)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/electric-charge/"
}