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Electric And Magnetic Fields Flashcards

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Electric field definition

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A region where a charged particle experiences a force

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Electric field strength equation and scalar or vector?

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E=F/Q
E is a vector pointing in the direction that a positive charge would move

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Equation for force (attraction or repulsion) between two point charges in a vacuum
Coulomb’s law

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F= Q1Q2/ 4pie0r^2

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Equation for electric field between two parallel plates

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E=V/d

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Definition of capacitance (equation)

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C=Q/V

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Equation for energy stored by a capacitor

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W=1/2QV

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Other versions of W=1/2QV

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W=1/2CV^2
W=1/2Q^2\ C

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What is a point charge

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If a charged object is uniformly sphere you can assume all its charge is at its centre
Have radial fields

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Coulomb’s law directions for F

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If the charges are opposite, the force is attractive so F is negative
If the charges are alike then the force is repulsive and F is positive

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Coulomb’s law- type of law?

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Inverse square law
Further apart the charges, the weaker the force between them

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Inverse square law for electric field strength in a radial field/ point charge

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E is inversely proportional to r^2
Field strength decreases as you go further away from Q

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Electric potential

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The electric potential energy that a unit positive charge (+1C) would have at that point
Depends on how far a point is from the charge creating the electric field and the size of that charge

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Electric potential equation for radial field

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V=Q/4pie0r

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Sign of V in the electric potential equation in a radial field

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V is positive when Q is positive and F is repulsive
V is negative when Q is negative and F is attractive

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Finding change in V between two points from a graph of E agains r

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Area under graph

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Finding E from a V against r graph

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Gradient of a tangent
As E=V/r

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Equipotential definition

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Lines joining points where the electric potential is equal
No work is done when you travel along an equipotential

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Equipotentials for radial and uniform fields

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Radial: surfaces where any point on the surface is the same distance from the centre of the charge
Uniform: equipotentials are flat planes

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Capacitors
Definition
How it works

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Electric component that stores electrical charge
Made of two conducting plates separated by an air gap/ insulating material
When it’s connected to a power source, positive and negative charge build up on opposite plates, creating a potential difference
Creates a uniform field between the plates

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Deriving W=1/2QV, capacitors

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Work is done removing negative charge from one plate and depositing it onto the other.
This energy comes from the electrical energy of the battery, QV
Energy stored by a capacitor is equal to the work done by the battery
So energy stored is area under VQ graph (straight line through origin as p.d across capacitor proportional to charge stored on it)

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Deriving W=1/2CV^2 from W=1/2QV

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Substitute Q for CV because Q=CV

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Deriving W=0.5Q^2/ C from W=1/2Q^2/ C

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Substitute V for Q/C because V=Q/C

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Magnetic flux definition and equation

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number of field lines per unit area
Measure of the strength of a magnetic field
=BA (B= magnetic flux density and A is area perpendicular to a magnetic field)
Units Wb

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Magnetic flux density definition

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The force on one meter of wire carrying a current of one amp at right angles to the magnetic field
Vector
Tesla

25
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How to find the direction of a magnetic field around a current carrying wire

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Flemings right hand rule
Thumb: current
Curled fingers: direction of magnetic field

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How to find direction of a force on current carrying wire in an external magnetic field

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Flemings left hand rule
Thumb: force
First finger: magnetic field
Second finger: current

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Magnitude of force when the current carrying wire is parallel to the magnetic field

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0N

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F=BIl

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Current perpendicular to magnetic field
Force proportional to current, length of wire, flux density

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What causes the force on a current carrying wire in an external magnetic field
Subsequent equation for wire at an angle to the field

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Component of the magnetic field perpendicular to the wire
F=BIlsin0
(0 is theta)

30
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F=Bqv and F=Bqvsin0

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Forced act on charged particles in magnetic fields
The force on a current carrying wire in a magnetic field that is perpendicular to the current is given by F=BIl
Electric current is rate of flow of charge, I=Q/t
A charged particle which moves a distance,l, in time, t, has velocity l/t
Combining these equations gives the force acting on a single charged particle with q charge moving through a magnetic field where it’s velocity is perpendicular to the magnetic field

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Inducing emf

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Relative motion between a conducting rod and a magnetic field
Electrons in rod will feel a force causing them to accumulate at one end
Induces an emf across the ends of the rod
Induced whenever magnetic flux passing through a conductor changes
Moving coil towards/ away from poles of a magnet

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Factors affecting emf induced

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Number or coils
Size of magnetic flux

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Flux linkage

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34
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Faradays law

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The induced emf is directly proportional to the rate of change of flux linkage

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Faradays law equation

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Magnitude of induced emf= flux linkage change/ time taken

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Lenz’s law

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The induced emf is always in such a direction as to oppose the change that caused it
It will produce a force that opposes the motion of the conductor- a resistance
Flemings left hand rule to find direction of induced emf

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Alternating current

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One that changes direction with time

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