Physics GCSE
Polarises
What Polarises means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Polarises
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Reference: OCR
The field of a charged object polarises a neutral object, and the resulting force acts without the objects touching.
Topics that use Polarises
- Static and charge (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- attraction and repulsion
- Charge carriers and transfer of electrons
- charge flow
- Charge flow and current
- closed circuit
- conservation of charge
- Current
- Current versus energy transfer
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