What is electromagnetism?
Q: What is electromagnetism?
A: Electromagnetism is the study of the electromagnetic force, one of the four fundamental forces of nature.
Q: What does the electromagnetic force push or pull?
A: The electromagnetic force pushes or pulls anything that has an electric charge, like electrons and protons.
Q: What does the electric force do?
A: The electric force pushes all charged particles.
Q: What does the magnetic force do?
A: The magnetic force only pushes moving charges.
Q: How many types of electric charge are there?
A: There are two types of electric charge: positive and negative.
Q: What happens when opposite charges are near each other?
A: The electric force pulls opposite charges (positive and negative) towards each other.
Q: What happens when similar charges are near each other?
A: The electric force pushes similar charges (both positive, or both negative) away from each other.