Rankers Physics
Topic: Electrostatics
Subtopic: Properties of Charges

Mark correct option :
The electric charge without mass is possible
The charge without mass is not possible
The electric charge may be transferred without transferring mass
Mass without electric charge is not possible

Solution:

The statement "The charge without mass is not possible" is correct based on our current understanding of physics because:

  • All known charged particles, such as electrons, protons, and ions, have mass associated with them. There is no experimental evidence of a physical entity that carries charge but has zero mass.
  • Even in the case of hypothetical particles like the photon, which is massless, it does not carry electric charge. Charged particles inherently possess mass due to their nature in both classical and quantum physics.

Thus, charge is always associated with some mass in all observed phenomena.

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