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1
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Electric force

A

interaction between 2 charged objects (N)

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Electric field

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Force exerted on a tiny + test charge (q) placed at that point DIVIDED by magnitude of test charge

Units: (N/C)

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Equation for E-field

charge (q) creating the field

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(E-field with respect to location)

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Equation for E-field

charge (q) experiencing field

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(E-field with respect to location)

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Work

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force acts on an object and causes a displacement

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Energy

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conserved substance like quantity (can be stored in multiple modes but its always the same thing)

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Energy storage modes

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gravitational, kinetic, elastic, electrical

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Equation for WORK

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9
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Is work stored in a system?

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no

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10
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Is energy stored in a system?

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Yes

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What conditions of force and displacement cause no work?

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No work is done when: force PERPENDICULAR to displacement

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Electric potential energy

A

amount of energy needed to move a charge against an E-field

Units: J

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13
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Does electric potential energy depend on the path taken when moving from A to B?

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No, PE is independent of path taken

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Electric potential difference

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diff in potential energy/unit charge between two locations in an E-field

units: V (J/C)

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15
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What does electric potential difference depend and not depend on?

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Does not depend on: test charge (q)

Depends on: charges that create the field

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16
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How can electric field be defined in terms of electric potential difference?

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E-field: the rate that electric potential decreases over distance in that direction

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Equipotential line

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  • Line along which the electric potential is constant
  • Isolines PERPENDICULAR to E-field at all points
  • Continuous (never end)
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18
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Equipotential surface

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Surface all at the SAME potential

Example: conductor in static equilib

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19
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Equation for electric potential energy (PE)

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PE = q∆V

20
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Equation for electric potential difference (V)

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V = W/q

V = Ed

21
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Equation for kinetic energy (Ek)

A

Ek = ½ mv2

22
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Equation for gravity force and

A

Fg = m g

g = 10N/kg

23
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Equation for Gravitational Potential energy

A

Eg = m g h

g = 10N/kg

24
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What plate has a higher potential negative or positive?

A

+ plate has higher potential

25
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Where will charged objects naturally move to in an electric field?

A

+q: move from high → low potential

–q: move from low → high potential

25
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Where will charged objects naturally move to in an electric field?

A

+q: move from high → low potential

–q: move from low → high potential

26
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Capacitance

A

ratio of the electric charge on each conductor (Q) to the potential difference (V) between them

27
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A higher capicatance (C) means that a conductor can hold more or less charge at 1V?

A

higher C = can hold many Coulombs of charge at 1V

28
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Equation for CAPACITANCE

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q = CV

29
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Equation: amount of energy stored in a capacitor

A

Ecap = (½)CV2

30
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What is a CAPACITOR?

A

device use to store electric charge & consists of 2 conducting objects (plates/sheets)

31
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Equation: CAPACITANCE for a parallel plate capacitor

A

A = area of either plate

ε0 = 8.85 x 10-12 (C2/Nm2)

32
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What does 1 Fardad (F) =

A

1 F = 1C/V

33
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Equation: electric potential (V) of a single point charge

A
34
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The potential around + charges is always +/–? What about around – charges?

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Potential around + charges = +

potential around – charges = –

35
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How can you add voltages?

A

Voltages add arithmetically (superpositon)

VA = VAB + VAC …

36
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Can voltages be negative?

A

Yes! Because we choose an arbitrary 0

37
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What is the coulomb’s constant: k =

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k = 9 x 109 (Nm2/C2)

38
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Charge of one electron/proton

A

1.6 x 10-19 (C)

39
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Mass of 1 proton

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k = 1.67 x 10-27 kg

40
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Mass of 1 electron

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9.11 x 10-31 kg

41
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Unit conversions

1 N =

A
42
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Unit conversions

1 J =

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43
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Unit conversions

1 V =

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44
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Unit conversions

How to go from N/C to V/m?

A
45
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1 electron volt (eV) =

A

1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19 J

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