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Is there a relationship between charge and mass? Why can't charge exist without mass?
Why can't charge exist without mass?
Charge cannot exist without mass because the two are intimately related through the electromagnetic force. Mass is required to create the electric field that surrounds a charged particle, while charge is required to create the magnetic field that surrounds a moving, or accelerating, particle. If one were to remove mass from the equation, there would be no way to create an electromagnetic field, and charge would not exist.