The branch of physics dealing with stationary electrical charges and the forces they exert on each other.
From electro- + statics (from Latin staticus 'causing to stand'). Established as a major physics discipline in the 18th century.
Electrostatics is the foundation of everything electrical—understanding how charges push and pull each other led to batteries, capacitors, and eventually all of modern electronics; it's the ABC's of electricity.
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