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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 charged particles, which can be isolated and spatially separated, to exhibit mutual repulsion when identically charged, and mutual attraction when oppositely charged.
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A physical quantity of matter relevant in connection with electromagnetism.
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A definition or brief description of Electric charge.

A physical quantity of matter relevant in connection with electromagnetism.