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DI ELF FIELD
a region of space characterized by a physical property
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Terms to Remember:
ELECTRIC FIELD ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY ELECTRIC POTENTIAL POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE / VOLTAGE
CAPACITANCE
CURRENT
Electric Field the property of space around a charged object that causes forces on other charged objects.
Electric fields can be drawn using field lines. They are also called force lines.
A positive charge exerts out, and a negative charge exerts in, equally in all directions.
Electric Field Intensity is defined as the electric force per unit charge. The direction of the field is taken to be the direction of the force it would exert on a positive test charge.
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VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR In the Van de Graaf generator charge is transferred onto moving belt and from the belt to the metal dome. An electric motor does the work to increase the electric potential Energy.
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In equation form,
where:
E electric field strength F electrical force
The electric field of a point charge can be obtained from Coulombs Law:
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e-
Wdone = Egained
where Egained = electric potential energy
W = Fd
where:
E electric field strength q magnitude of the charge
d distance
EPE = Eqd
EPE electric potential energy In SI units, E newton/coulomb (N/C) q coulombs (C) d meters (m) EPE joules (J)
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But a more useful concept isof the The greater the magnitude the electric the potential energy of each charge, greater is the electric charge energy potential
V = Ed
where:
E electric field strength d - distance
V electric potential
In SI units,
E newton/coulomb (N/C) d meters (m)
V newton-meter/coulomb
- joule/coulomb (J/C) - volt (V)
NB: V is a function of d
A B
W = 120 J q=1C
e-
Potential Difference difference in potential between any two points in an electric field
Vab = Vb Va
- also known as voltage
Electric potential difference or voltage is the change in potential energy per unit charge in an electric field. V = W / q Volts = joules/ coulomb
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The concept of potential difference" or voltage" in electricity is similar to the concept of "height" in gravity, or pressure in fluids
Charges will move from an area of higher potential to an area of lower potential
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where:
q magnitude of the charge t - time
I current
In SI units,
q coulomb (C) t seconds (s)
I coulomb/second (C/s)
- ampere (A)
Capacitors
Capacitor is made up of two oppositely charged parallel plates with vacuum or an insulator between them
- stores charge - because work is done to add charges, the capacitor also stores electric potential energy
- is equal to the ratio of the magnitude of the charges stored to the potential difference between the plates.
where:
q magnitude of the charge V potential/potential difference C - capacitance
In SI units,
q coulomb (C) V volt (V)
C coulomb/volt
- farad (F)
SI Unit N/C J
J/C 3. or V V
C/V or F C/s 6. or A