Electrostatics deals with
the study of forces, fields and potentials arising from
static charges 1 2  ELECTRIC CHARGE
Historically the credit of discovery of the fact that amber rubbed with
wool or silk cloth attracts light objects goes to Thales of Miletus, Greece,
around 600 BC The name electricity is coined from the Greek word
Rationalised 2023-24
2
Physics
elektron meaning amber