ELECTROSTATICS & CAPACITORS ELECTRIC CHARGE • Amount of current flowing in a conductor is measured in electric charge. • Two different kinds of charge, positive and negative. • It’s denoted by Q or q. • Electric charge is measured in Columb (c). LAWS OF ELECTROSTATICS • The space around a charge is always under stress, and experiences a force on another charge when placed there. • The region or space in which stress exists is called the electric or dielectric or electrostatic field. • The stress in the space is represented by the line of force. PERMITTIVITY • Permittivity of free space. • The permittivity of free space is a physical constant used often in electromagnetism. • It represents the capability of a vacuum to permit electric fields. • It is also connected to the energy stored within an electric field and capacitance. ELECTRIC FIELD • It is found that in the medium around a charge a force acts on a positive...