STPM Physics Term 2 Chapter 12 Electrostatics

1. Coulombs law in air Comparison with Gravitational law Electric flux of one surface, = EA
F= = qE 10. Charged sphere and hollow sphere
2. Coulombs law in other medium with
F=
3. Electric field strength, E
E= =
*The direction of the electric field at a point is the
direction of the force on a positive test charge placed at
that point.
*Inside the sphere: = 0, hence E = 0
11. Uniformly charged plane (2
Gaussian surfaces)

= 2EA =

E=

*Charge density, =
12. Equipotential surface
a. All points on equipotential surfaces have same electric potential
b. Equipotential surfaces are at right angles to electric field, E
c. No work is done in moving a charge from one point to another
point on same equipotential surface.

4. Acceleration of electron in uniform electric field.

F = qE = ma
a=

13. Linear motion equation

Presence of acceleration Absence of acceleration
(no deviation)
Before After Before After
Vx = V 0 Vx = Vo Vx = V0 Vx = V0
Vy = 0 Vy = uy + at Vy = 0 Vy = 0
VR = V x VR = = V1 VR = Vx VR = Vx

14. Applying sign of charge, q :

15. F and E U and V
5. Charged particles tied on a string in an electric field. Vector quantity Scalar quantity
In equilibrium Resultant based on Resultant based on
= T sin 30o qE = 0 Pythagoras theorem of x- simple addition
= T cos 30o mg = 0 and y-compononent &
= 30o =

6. Electric potential, V = E=
7. Electrical potential energy, U = = qV
8. Energy required to move a charged particle from one
point to another point : U = q
V= ( + + )
E=
9. Gauss law : =