Chap 13: Electric Fields Flashcards
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Electric field
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A region of space where an electric force acts on a stationary charge placed at any point within the region.
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2
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Coulomb’s Law
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Magnitude of the electrostatic force between two point electric charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of each charge and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the charges.
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3
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Electric field strength at a point
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Electric force exerted per unit positive charge on a small stationary test charge placed at that point.
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4
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Electric potential at a point
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Work done by an external force per unit positive charge in bringing a small test charge from infinity to that point.
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