ElectricFields.pptVIP

Field Lines The number of field lines starting (ending) on a positive (negative) charge is proportional to the magnitude of the charge. The electric field is stronger where the field lines are closer together. Field Lines Electric dipole: two equal charges, opposite in sign: Field Lines The electric field between two closely spaced, oppositely charged parallel plates is constant. Field Lines Summary of field lines: Field lines indicate the direction of the field; the field is tangent to the line. The magnitude of the field is proportional to the density of the lines. Field lines start on positive charges and end on negative charges; the number is proportional to the magnitude of the charge. Electric Fields and Conductors The static electric field inside a conductor is zero – if it were not, the charges would move. The net charge on a conductor is on its surface. Electric Fields and Conductors The electric field is perpendicular to the surface of a conductor – again, if it were not, charges would move. Two kinds of electric charge – positive and negative Charge is conserved Charge on electron: Conductors: electrons free to move Insulators: nonconductors Summary Summary of Chapter 16 Charge is quantized in units of e Objects can be charged by conduction or induction Coulomb’s law: Electric field is force per unit charge: Summary of Chapter 16 Electric field of a point charge: Electric field can be represented by electric field lines Static electric field inside conductor is zero; surface field is perpendicular to surface Electric Charge and Electric Field Static Electricity; Electric Charge and Its Conservation Electric Charge in the Atom Insulators and Conductors Induced Charge; the Electroscope Coulomb’s Law Solving Problems Involving Coulomb’s Law and Vectors The Electric Field Field Lines Electric Fields and Conductors Charge comes in two types, named positive and negative; like charges repel and opposite charges attract Electri