The principle of conservation of charge states that electric charge can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transferred from one object to another. The total electric charge in a closed or isolated system always remains constant regardless of the processes occurring within that system. If one part of the system gains positive charge, an equal amount of negative charge must appear elsewhere, keeping the net charge unchanged.
This principle implies that during any physical or chemical process involving electric charge, the total net charge at the beginning and end of the process is the same. The law is fundamental to understanding electricity, electrostatics, and nuclear reactions, where charge conservation predicts the outcomes and assures that charges are balanced in all transformations.
In short, the law of conservation of charge ensures the total charge in the universe or any closed system remains constant over time.
