charge neutrality

[¦chärj nü′tral·əd·ē]

(plasma physics)

The near equality in the density of positive and negative charges throughout a volume, which is characteristic of a plasma.

(solid-state physics)

The condition in which electrons and holes are present in equal numbers in a semiconductor.

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