Conservation of charge Definition and 31 Threads

The charge of an isolated system is conserved. This implies the charge of the universe is constant. This implies that charge can neither be created nor destroyed. This implies that the net positive charge and the net negative charge of the universe are conserved. Is this right?

Hello, I was reviewing a part related to electromagnetism in which the charge and current densities are defined by the Dirac delta: ##\rho(\underline{x}, t)=\sum_n e_n \delta^3(\underline{x} - \underline{x}_n(t))## ##\underline{J}(\underline{x}, t)=\sum_n e_n \delta^3(\underline{x} -...

There must be something I'm not understanding about capacitors in series. I know that we can treat them as one equivalent capacitor with: (1) with 1/Ceq, (2) same Q as anyone of the capacitors, (3) and add up the Vs for the sum total V across them. If the equivalent capacitor (Ceq) would...

Let's say both battery have the same charge capacity of 3Ah Battery A has voltage of 3V and B has voltage of 6V. Battery A is completely discharged while B is completely charged. If I charge battery A with battery B, wouldn't B be completely drained because they hold the same amount of charge...

The energy and momentum of a closed system is always conserved. If a laser can emit perfectly parallel and perfectly superimposed light waves (occupy the exact same space) that are perfectly 180° out of phase and of the same frequency, what can be said about the energy and momentum of the...

Homework Statement There are three identical conducting spheres, A, B and C. They are initially charged as q_A = 0, q_B = 0, q_C = +Q. Initially, A and B are connected by a wire. Then the spheres are connected (by a wire) as follows: 1) A to C (while A is still connected to B) 2) Connection...

What equation in QM show us that symmetry in quantum-mechanical phase implies charge conservation?

So I was posting questions in someones homework help and I thought I'd create my own thread instead. https://www.physicsforums.com/index.php?threads/868492/ Now in coulombs equation you multiply the coulombs (Q1×Q2) Ujjwal (OP in other thread) was using 2 balls charged at 2 and 3 coulombs in...

Hi. I have a question about conservation of charge when two differently charged capacitors are connected in series. I know this is like a homework problem of introductory level of physics, but since this is not my homework, I decided to post it here. So, here is the story. There are two...

I don't know much about the topic but if I'm correct charge should always be conserved. What happens when two protons collide in the LHC? Don't they split into quarks and then decay, lowering the amount of positive charge in the system?

I understand it from a classical viewpoint, like the flow of a fluid. But shouldn't an electron obey the rules of QM? How is teleporting from one place to another forbidden in QM, wat about tunneling.Where is your continuous flow now? What about Quantum Entanglement. I don't get it.This...

What will happen to charge on electron if eletron's mass is converted to energy according to Mass-Energy equivalence principle. Would the charge on electron be conserved? If yes, then were would it go as there is no mass now.

I show the conservation of charge from the equations of MAxwell, but I suppose that an electric field is continuous at space and time, therefore I can exchange the derivates from Gauss' law, at time's derivate of this law.. My question is, At nature Can I have an electric field discontinued...

Homework Statement Capacitors C1 = 6.18 µF and C2 = 1.69 µF are charged as a parallel combination across a 250 V battery. The capacitors are disconnected from the battery and from each other. They are then connected positive plate to negative plate and negative plate to positive plate...

Dear Physics Forum, I am a little confused about conservation of charge vs. charge conjugation. I'm reading David Griffith's book "Intro. to Elementary Particles"... pg. 81 "All three interactions (weak, strong, EM), of course, conserve electric charge. In the case of weak interactions...

I am a TA for a physics teacher. I wrote a problem that the students did in the lab quiz. The students tried to use conservation of energy instead of conservation of charge, which I used. Both methods seem sound to me, but they produce different answers. I need help figuring out which method is...

Do you know why in most textbooks, like on http://www.lbl.gov/abc/Basic.html or http://books.google.com/books?id=xD0AwBQECasC&pg=PA196 beta decay equations are written like ^{14}_{6}C\rightarrow^{14}_{7}N+e^{-}+\overline{\nu}_{e} instead of...

Example: A conducting sphere X that has an initial charge of +2.0 × 10–8 C and an identical conducting sphere Y that has an initial charge of –3.0 × 10–8 C are touched together. After they are separated, the charge on sphere X is? Answer: (–5.0 × 10–9 C) And what I would have done is tried to...

Suppose you take a quantity of matter and separate the protons from the electrons, Now drop the electrons into a black hole. My understanding is that photons are the force carriers for the electromagnetic field. Since no photons can escape the black hole there should be no electrostatic...

I am trying to understand the conservation of charge regarding electron flow through a charged body. Is there any thing about the conservation of charge which explains that if a body is charged and electrons leave the body the same amount of electrons must enter it to conserve it's charge...

\frac{\partial \rho}{\partial t}+div\vec{j}=0 In Deckart coordinate system \frac{\partial j_x}{\partial x}+\frac{\partial j_y}{\partial _y}+\frac{\partial j_z}{\partial _z}+\frac{\partial (c\rho)}{\partial (ct)}=0 definition divA^{\mu}=\frac{\partial A^{\mu}}{\partial x^{\mu}} scalar...

Homework Statement Which of the following reactions could not occur because they would violate conservation of charge (n=neutron, p=proton, e- = electron, he^2+ = the helium nucleus) a) p -> n + e- b) n -> p + e- c) He^2+ + He^2+ -> He^2+ p + n d) p + He^2+ -> He^2+ + e- e) p + p +...

Homework Statement A DC voltage (V) in series with a resistor of value R and in series with a capacitor (C1) at time t=0 a switch closes to put another capacitor (C2) in parallel with C1 and in series with V and R. The charge on C1 at t=0- Q1(0-)=/0 (doesn't equal 0) and charge on C2 at t=0-...

Homework Statement In the figure 21-40, three identical conducting spheres form an equilateral triangle of side length d = 24.0 cm. The sphere radii are much smaller than d and the sphere charges are qA = -3.45 nC, qB = -3.91 nC, and qC = +6.09 nC. (a) What is the magnitude of the...

I am confused with baryon asymmetry and conservation of charge..we say that there is baryon asymmetry but the universe is neutral..how is that possible..if there is baryon asymmetry then there should be charge asymmetry also? I think i am missing some point..can someone explain these two in...

Now suppose we have two conductors A and B. A has a charge of +2 and B has a charge of +8. If we let the two conductors touch and then separate them, each will have a charge of +5. This is because charge is conserved and will flow between the two conductors until each have equal charges. Ok...

I understand that all conservation laws have underlying symmetries and that all symmetries have corresponding conservation laws. From reading some popular science books (don't shoot me :P), I understand that conservation of energy, linear and angular momentum are a natural consequence of time...

Why does the point rule arise as a consequence of conservation of charge?

The law of conservation of charge states that the net current due to flow of charge emanating from a closed surface S is equal to the time rate of decrease of the charge within the volume V bounded by S \oint_{s}J\cdot\,dS=-\frac{d}{dt}\oint_{V}\rho\*d\upsilon Can the time rate of...

A group of physics students designed the following experiment to test the model of conservation of charge. a) They first charged a capacitor C1 = 5600 micro F by applying a voltage V_0 = 10 volts (as shown in attachment Exam 2 - Problem 2 - Part a.JPG) b) Then the connected a second...

A group of physics students designed the following experiment to test the model of conservation of charge. a) They first charged a capacitor C1 = 5600 \mu\f