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Law of Conservation of Charge

The Law of Conservation of Charge states that electric charge cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred from one object to another. This means the total amount of electric charge in a closed system remains constant over time. For example, when you rub a balloon on your hair, electrons are transferred, giving the balloon a negative charge and your hair a positive one, but the total charge remains the same. This fundamental principle explains how electrical phenomena behave consistently in nature and technology.