Chemistry Principles

adjective relating to or caused by electric charges that are not in motion

• The electrostatic force between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
• You can feel a little shock if you touch something with a lot of electrostatic charge.
• I accidentally zapped myself on the door handle because of all the electrostatic buildup.
• The tension in the room was palpable, like an electrostatic charge waiting to spark.

noun the state of being equal in value, amount, function, or meaning

• In mathematics, equivalence is a relation that is symmetric, reflexive, and transitive.
• The equivalence between the two theories was undeniable.
• Their friendship reached a level of equivalence where they could finish each other's sentences.
• The artist aimed to create an equivalence between light and darkness in her painting.

noun the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis

• The scientist studied the symmetry of the crystal structure.
• The artist loves using symmetry in her paintings.
• Dude, that skateboard trick had perfect symmetry!
• There is a beautiful symmetry in the way the seasons change.