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16, 2010
Question 1:
Distribution of scores for HW #16.
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Question 2
In Lab 1 you took data that
allowed you to draw electric
field lines for two parallel
plates and an electric dipole.
For the
F th new case of f a circular
i l
metal shell at + 5V near a metal
plate at 0 V,, which picture
p p
corresponds to the correct
electric field lines: a, b, c, or d?
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Question #3. A 4 μμF capacitor
p and an 8 μμF capacitor
p
are connected in series, and then to a 12 Volt
battery. What is the charge in each of the
capacitors?
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Question #3. A 4 μμF capacitor
p and an 8 μμF capacitor
p
are connected in series, and then to a 12 Volt battery.
What is the charge in each of the capacitors?
SI unit of current:
Ampere = Coulomb / second
Usual symbol I.
Question 4:
Car batteries are typically rated in Ampere-hours.
Ampere hours
(Amperes x hours). What does that unit designate?
1 Coulomb/second.
Charge on electron = 1.6x10-19 Coul.,
so 1 Coul.
Coul = 6.25x10
6 25x1018 electrons.
electrons
1 Ampere = 6.25x1018 electrons/second.
V sua z a c
Visualize clump
ump of electrons.
ctrons.
If they have a “drift” velocity vdrift,
in an amount of time Δt,
they move a distance Δx = vdrift Δt.
vdrift = (Electrons/time) / (n A)
What is the density of electrons in the copper?
Each Cu atom donates 1 electron to move freely, and the
atomic density of Cu is
8.96 (g/cm3) x (1 mole/63.5 g) x (6x1023 atoms/mole)
nelectrons=8.46x10
8. 6 22 electrons/cm
ctrons/cm3.
electrons/sec
v drift =
n (electrons/cm3 ) × A (cm2 )
6.25 × 1018 electrons/sec
=
8.46 × 1022 electrons/cm3 × 0.00785 cm2
= 0.0094 cm/sec
Why does the light come on immediately
when
h you turn on the
h switch?
h
Free to move does not mean unrestricted.
Have to qualify that a conductor may not be perfect
– might allow some small internal electric field.
Charges in a conductor travel at a drift speed which
is generally proportional to the electric field.
Flow of current through a conductor.
Random
R d motion
i of f electrons,
l with
i haddrift
if speeddd due to
applied electric field. (Mosquitoes in the wind.)
Radioactive 241Am
G. Ohm (1789-1854)
Question 8:
The heating element in a toaster is made of nichrome
wire (ρ = 1.5x10-6 Ω⋅m). It is 4 m long, and has a
resistance of 25Ω. What is its diameter?
Question 8:
Th h
The heating
ti element
l t iin a ttoaster
t iis made
d off nichrome
i h
wire (ρ = 1.5x10-6 Ω⋅m). It is 4 m long, and has a
resistance of 25Ω. What is its diameter?
A = ρA / R
1 5 × 10 −6 Ωm × 4 m
1.5
A= = 2.4 × 10 −7 m2
25 Ω
A = π r 2 , so r = 2.4
2 4 × 10 −7 m2 / π = 2.76
2 76 × 10 −4 m
diameter = 2 x radius = 0.55 mm.
I made a mistake in preparing this for the lecture, so
none of the offered answers was correct. I gave credit
for every answer submitted.
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