conservation of charge

Definitions of conservation of charge
  1. noun
    the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
    synonyms: conservation of electricity
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    conservation
    (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
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