Electrostatics and Electrodynamics Flashcards
the primary function of x-ray imaging system
to convert electric energy into electromagnetic energy
study of stationary electric charges
Electrostatics
T/F Matter has mass and energy equivalence
True
T/F Matter also may have electric charge
Ttrue
positive or negative
has potential energy
Electric Charge
smallest units
proton and electron
fundamental unit of electric charge
C (Coulomb)
1 C : […electron charges]
6.3x10¹⁸
an object that has too few or too many electrons
Electrified
the process of adding or removing electrons from an object
Electrification
Electrification is created by [..]
contact, friction, induction
process of making ferromagnetic material
magnetic
[process of generating current in a conductor by placing it in a changing magnetic field]
Electrification by Induction
a phenomenon whereby surfaces become electrically charged by touching
Electrification by Contact
charging process results in a transfer of electrons between the two objects that are rubbed together
Electrification by Friction
the object that behaves as a reservoir for stray electric charges
Electric Ground
EXPLAIN Electrostatic Laws
Unlike charges attract
Like charges repel
Electric field radiates OUT from POSITIVE charge
Electric field radiates TOWARD a NEGATIVE charge
Uncharged particles DO NOT have electric field
the lines of force exerted on charged ions in the tissues by the electrodes
it causes charged particles to move from one pole to another
+ = OUT
- = TOWARD
Electric Field
Laws of electrostatics
- unlike charges attract; like charges repel
- Coulomb’s law
- electric- charge distribution
- electric-charge concentration
-charges uniformly distributed in -surface
- sharpest curvature of surface
EXPLAIN Coulomb’s Law
electrostatic force is directly proportional to the product of the charges
inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
Coulomb’s Law formula
F = k(QₐQb/d²)
F - electrostatic force
k - constant of proportionality [8.99 x 10⁹ N m²/c²]
QₐQb - charges
d - distance (m²)
k [constant of proportionality]
8.99 x 10⁹ N m²/c²]
T/F Electric charge distribution is uniform through or on the surface
True
SI Unit: Volt (V)
1V:1J/C or 1 potential energy/unit charge
Electric Potential
Study of electric charges in motion
Electrodynamics
People who work with electric current
Electrical engineer
 people concerned with current flow
Physicist
The four states of electric matter
Conductor, Insulator, semiconductor, superconductor