G10 PHYSICS Flashcards
2 types of electricity
Static
Current
Static Electricity
Study of charges at rest
Current Electricity
Study of charges in motion
Charge SI unit
Coulomb (C)
Net Charge
Total amount of charges acting on a body
When do we get a shock?
When accumulated charges present within our body leave our body
Electrical field
Region or space around a charged body in which its effect can be felt by other charged bodies
Coulombs law of electrostatics, also known as
Inverse Square law
Coulombs law of electrostatics defination
The electrostatic force of attraction or repulsion between 2 point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
Point charges
charge should be present at a point and not spread out
Coulombs law separate equations
F ∝ q_1 * q_2
F ∝ 1/r^2
Coulombs law final equation with constant
F = k (q_1 * q_2)/r^2
What is coulombs constant?
Represented with K
Constant:
Value in free space/air/vacuum = 9 * 10^9
Dependent on medium and changes with each medium
Properties of charges
- There are 2 types of charges (+ve and -ve)
- Like charges repel, opposites attract
- Quantization of charge
- Law of conservation of charge
What is law of conservation of charge
Charge can neither be created nor destroyed, it can only be transferred from one body to another
What is quantization of charge
The net charge acting on a body is always an integral multiple of the elementary charge
What is quantization of charge formula?
Q = ± n * e
Q = net charge
n = integer/no. of electrons being transferred
e = elemntary charge
What is the elementary charge
Constant
represented with e
Least amount of charge that could be present on a stable body
Value = 1.60 * 10^-19 C
Mediums of transfer of electrons/charge
Friction
Induction
Conduction
Transfer of charge through friction
Obstructs relative motion, generating heat between two bodies being rubbed, allowing the free electrons to gain enough energy to get ejected to a different body. With enough energy, the electrons can jump from one body to another allowing for flow of charge
transfer of charge through induction
The process of charging a neutral body by bringing it near another charged object, but there is no physical contact between the two
What happens to charges within a neutral body in induction
The charges get redistributed due to the influence of a charged object
Transfer of charge through conduction
The process of charging a body which involves direct physical contact between the neutral and charged objects, allowing for charge to flow between the objects
Where do charges reside on a conductor
on the surface
Electrons within insulators
Tightly held together with the atom and are not free to move around although they can be transferred by rubbing
Earthing
The process of electrons flowing from a charged body onto the earths ground