Is Electric Charge a Physical Entity Like Mass?

[rondi]

hi there,
i've read books and some web sites and I'm wondering this electric charge? Is it something physical (compose of matter)? some say its the one causing the electric field,
by analogy, is it like mass has something to do with gravity?
thank you

 

[waht]

Yea you can draw the same analogy as mass causing gravity. Here, a charge emanates an electric field.

 

[pmb_phy]

hi there,
i've read books and some web sites and I'm wondering this electric charge? Is it something physical (compose of matter)? some say its the one causing the electric field,
by analogy, is it like mass has something to do with gravity?
thank you

You're lucky. I just finished a web page which contains a definition of electric charge. See
http://www.geocities.com/physics_world/em/laws_of_electrodynamics.htm

Go to the second section which is entitled "Charge."

Pete

 

[richard14]

hi there,
i've read books and some web sites and I'm wondering this electric charge? Is it something physical (compose of matter)? some say its the one causing the electric field,
by analogy, is it like mass has something to do with gravity?
thank you

Electric charge is a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interaction. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields. The interaction between a moving charge and an electromagnetic field is the source of the electromagnetic force, which is one of the four fundamental forces. I hope it was a good help . Richard 14