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    Chapter 16-3 – The Electric Field

    St. Augustine Preparatory School


    April 26, 2016
    The Electric Field

    • All charged objects have an electric field set


    up around themselves.
    Different
    electric fields for
    difference
    situations
    Electric Field

    • To obtain the electric field of an object of


    interest, we use something called a test
    charge.
    • A test charge is a small, positively charged
    object.
    – The charge is a single positive charge, 1.60x10-19C
    The Test Charge

    • The test charge must b


    kept small (one proton), or
    else it may have an effect
    on the object that we are
    attempting to analyze.
    Electric Field Strength
    - Electric field strength depends on two things:
    - The amount of charge present
    - The distance between the two objects
    - Formula (derivation and explanation on next
    slides):
    Felectric q
    E= =kc 2
    qO r
    Electric Field Strength Derivation
    We know from before:
    qqO
    Felectric =kc 2
    r
    F
    And if E = electric we can substitute Felec.
    qO

    Then: E = Felectric qqO q


    =kc 2 =kc 2
    qO r qO r
    Electric Field Strength Formula
    Formula: q
    E =kc 2
    r
    E = Electric Field Strength -> N/C
    kc = Coulomb’s Constant (8.99x109Nm2/C2)
    r2 = distance between the two charges -> m2
    q = charge of the object of interest -> C
    Practice Problem
    The nucleus of an atom of silver contains 47
    protons. What would the field strength of this
    nucleus be at a distance of 1.56x10-7m? (answer:
    1.5x105N/C)
    Practice Problems
    1. A dime and a nickel are electrically charged. The
    electric field strength around the dime is 4002 N/C. The
    nickel has a charge of +21.9 uC. They are 20.0 cm apart.
    a. How much force is exerted on the nickel by the
    dime’s electric field?
    b. How big is the charge on the dime?
    2. A cloud has –5.00 C of charge and is 200.0 m
    above the earth. The ground gains +3.000 C
    because of induction.
    c. How many electrons make up the -5.00 C charge?
    d. What is the electric field strength of the cloud if a
    test charge is placed on the ground?
    Solutions
    1. a. 0.0876 N
    b. 1.8 x 10-8 C
    2. a. 3.13x1019 electrons
    b. 1.12x106 N/C

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