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    The document discusses electric field strength, direction, and lines; properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium; and provides examples of calculating electric field and force given charge, distance, and field strength. Key concepts covered include the relationship between electric field and force, drawing electric field lines, and the four properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium. Worked examples demonstrate calculating field and force for point charges and parallel plates.

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    The document discusses electric field strength, direction, and lines; properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium; and provides examples of calculating electric field and force given charge, distance, and field strength. Key concepts covered include the relationship between electric field and force, drawing electric field lines, and the four properties of conductors in electrostatic equilibrium. Worked examples demonstrate calculating field and force for point charges and parallel plates.

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    Objectives:

    • Calculate electric field strength.


    • Draw and interpret electric field lines.
    • Identify the four properties associated
    with a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium.
    Electric Field
    • Electric Field is the field that fills the space around a
    charged object and makes another charged object
    experiences an electric force.

    • Electric Field is a ratio of Force to Charge


    𝐹
    𝐸=
    𝑞0
    • The direction of E is at the direction of the electric force
    that would be exerted on a small positive test charge (q0)
    Electric Field
    Note:
    • Electric Field of a positive charge is in the
    same direction of the field.
    • Electric Field of a negative charge is in
    opposite direction of the field.
    Electric Field Strength
    kc qqo
    Felectric  2
    r

    Felectric qqo
    E  kc 2
    qo r qo
    q
    E  kc 2
    r
    Electric Field
    A vector quantity…..

    MAGNITUDE is determined by: E = kq N/C


    r2

    DIRECTION is determined by: the force of a charge (q)


    exerts on a small positive
    test charge placed in its
    vicinity
    Electric Field Lines

    • Electric Field Lines are lines that represent


    both the magnitude and the direction of the
    electric field.

    • The number of lines shown is proportional to


    the electric field strength. As lines get closer
    together, the field strength increases.
    Electric Field Lines – Rules for Drawing
    • Lines begin on + charges (or at infinity) and
    terminate on – charges (or at infinity)

    • The number of lines drawn leaving a + or


    terminating on a – is proportional to the
    magnitude of the charge

    • No two field lines can cross one another.


    Electric Field Lines - Monopoles

    The electric field from an


    isolated positive charge

    The electric field from an


    isolated negative charge
    Dipoles
    E-Field Lines: Point source vs Uniform source
    The Parallel Plate Capacitor
    𝑞 𝜎
    𝐸= =
    𝜀0 𝐴 𝜀0

    where ɛ0 is the permittivity of free space. In this expression the


    Greek symbol sigma 𝜎 denotes the charge per unit area (q/A)
    and is sometimes called the charge density.

    Except in the region near the edges, the field has the same value
    at all places between the plates. The field does not depend on
    the distance from the charges, in distinct contrast to the field
    created by an isolated point charge.
    An isolated conductor with
    no net motion of charge is
    said to be in a state of…..

    Electrostatic Equilibrium
    Four Properties of Electrostatic Equilibrium
    1. The electric field is zero inside a conductor.
    2. Any excess charge resides entirely on the surface of
    the conductor.
    3. The electric field just outside a charged conductor is
    perpendicular to the conductor’s surface.
    4. On an irregularly shaped conductor, charge tends to
    accumulate where the radius of curvature is
    smallest.
    Sample Problem
    1. The positive test charge is q0=+3.0x10-8 C
    and experiences a force F=6.0x10-8 N.
    (a)Find the force per coulomb that the test
    charge experiences.
    (b)Using the result of part (a), predict the
    force that a charge of +12x10-8 C would
    experience if it replaced q0.
    Sample Problem
    2. In the figure, the charges on the two metal spheres and
    the ebonite rod create an electric field at the spot
    indicated. This field has a magnitude of 2.0 N/C.
    Determine the force on a charge placed at that spot, if the
    charge has a value of
    (a) q0=+18x10-8 C
    (b) q0=-24x10-8 C
    Sample Problem
    3. Two positive point charges, q1=+16 µC and
    q2=+4.0 µC, are separated in a vacuum by a
    distance of 3.0 m, as the figure illustrates.
    Find the spot on the line between the
    charges where the net electric field is zero.
    Sample Problem
    4. In a vacuum, a proton is moving parallel to a
    uniform electric field that is directed along the +x
    axis. The proton starts with a velocity of +2.5x104
    m/s and accelerates in the same direction as the
    electric field, which has a value of +2.3x103 N/C.
    Find the velocity of the proton when its
    displacement is +2.0 mm from the starting point.

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