Chapter 23 The Electric Field 2.pptVIP

The Electric Field Chapter 23: The Electric Field 2 Key Concepts Questions? * * Electric Field of Point Charges Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distribution Electric Field Lines Motion in a Uniform Electric Field Electric Dipole in an Electric Field The electric field of a continuous charge distribution. A small region containing a charge dq contributes a field Eq. 23.7, p. 729 dq dE Determine the electric field a distance d from a finite length, L, of a line of charge. Translation: Set up a useful reference frame. Choose z – axis for the line. Choose y – axis to contain P. dE P x