Final - Electrostatics Flashcards
1
Q
Electrostatic force is ____ proportional to the product of the electrostatic charges and ____ proportional to the square of the distance between them. (Coulomb’s law)
A
directly, inversely
2
Q
Electric charge is distributed ____ insulating objects or on the ____ of conducting objects.
A
throughout, surface
3
Q
A(n) ____ permits charges to flow freely.
- Example?
A
conductor
copper wire
4
Q
A(n) ____ impedes the the flow of charges.
- Example?
A
insulator
plastic covering on wires
5
Q
The electric charge of a conductor is concentrated where?
A
along the sharpest curvature of the surface
