Physics 1202: Lecture 3 Today s Agenda

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Physics 1202: Lecture 3 Today s Agenda"

Transcription

1 Physics 1202: Lecture 3 Today s Agenda Announcements: Lectures posted on: HW assignments, solutions etc. Homework #1: On Masterphysics: due this coming Friday Go to the syllabus and click on instructions to register (in textbook section). Make sure to input oyur information to google form rthamerica/ Labs: Begin this week Today s Topic : Chapter 19: Gauss s law Examples Chapter 20: Electric energy & potential Definition How to compute them Point charges Equipotentials 1

2 Gauss s Law Gauss s law electric flux through a closed surface is proportional to the charge enclosed by the surface: =4 kq = q " 0 Gauss s Law Useful to get electric field By taking advantage of geometry Charged plate symmetry: E to plate uniformly charged: s = q/a So E: constant magnitude = EA tot =2EA E = 2"0 = q/" 0 = A/" 0 2

3 Gauss s law Charged line symmetry: E to line uniformly charged: l = q/l So E: constant magnitude DE r E y DE r' Dx A=2pr L x Dx E to end r = EA = E(2 r L) = q/" 0 L E = 2 "0 r = L/" 0 Geometries: Infinite Line of Charge Solution: - symmetry: E x =0 - sum over all elements E x = 0 E y = 1 2λ 4πε 0 r The Electric Field produced by an infinite line of charge is: everywhere perpendicular to the line is proportional to the charge density decreases as 1/r. DE y r Q x l = Q / L : linear charge Dx density r' Dq 3

4 Geometries: Infinite plane Solution: z - symmetry: E x =E y =0 DE - sum over all elements r' r Q Dq E x = E y = E k =0 E z = E? = 2 0 Dy x Dx s = Q/A : surface charge density y The Electric Field produced by an infinite plane of charge is: everywhere perpendicular to the plane is proportional to the charge density is constant in space! About Two infinite planes? Same charge but opposite Fields of both planes cancel out outside They add up inside E =0 E = 2 0 E = = 0 E = E =0 Perfect to store energy! 4

5 Summary Electric Field Distibutions Dipole ~ 1 / r 3 Infinite Plane of Charge Point Charge ~ 1 / r 2 constant Infinite Line of Charge ~ 1 / r 20-1: Electric Potential Q 4pe 0 R Q 4pe 0 r C R R R r r B q B r A A path independence equipotentials 5

6 Electric potential Energy Recall 1201 E tot = K U kinetic Total mechanical energy Constant for conservative forces potential Potential energy U Depends only on position (ex: U = mgy) Change in U is independent of path U 2, y 2 U 1, y 1 Total energy is Electric potential E ini = K ini U ini and E fin = K fin U fin Total energy is conserved E E fin E ini =0 K K fin K ini U U fin U ini Conservative force E = K U =0 K = U 6

7 Electric potential Recall from 1201: Work is: W = F Dx But work-energy theorem: W = D K So for conservative forces: D K = -D U W = U By analogy with electric field F ~E ~ Þ U = W q 0 q 0 q 0 SI units: volt () with 1 = 1 J/C Energy Units MKS: U = Q Þ 1 coulomb-volt = 1 joule for particles (e, p,...) 1 e = 1.6x10-19 joules Electrostatic: andegraaff Accelerators electrons 100 ke ( 10 5 e) Electromagnetic: Fermilab protons 1Te ( e) 7

8 E from? We can obtain the electric field E from the potential by inverting our previous relation between E and : Consider 2 plates and a charge q force on q Work done on q ~F = q ~ E W = F x = qe x But work-energy theorem W = K E tot =0= K U F Conservative force K = U E from? We can obtain the electric field E from the potential by inverting our previous relation between E and : We have So that W = F x = qe x W = U = q Therefore E = = qe x x F

9 We found D = fin - ini. About? Can we define alone? As for gravity, we set a reference point to zero U g = mgh = mg (y fin y ini ) U e = q X X = q ( fin ini ) U g = mgy and U e = q U fin (y fin or fin ) U ini (y ini or ini ) Set to zero 20-2 Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields Remember our definition of the Electric Field, F = qe And remembering Physics 1201, F = ma a = q E Now consider particles moving in fields. Note that for a charge moving in a constant field this is just like a particle moving near the earth s surface. a x = 0 a y = constant v x = v ox v y = v oy at x = x o v ox t y = y o v oy t ½ at 2 m 9

10 Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields Consider the following set up, e For an electron beginning at rest at the bottom plate, what will be its speed when it crashes into the top plate? Spacing = 10 cm, E = 100 N/C, e = 1.6 x C, m = 9.1 x kg Motion of Charged Particles in Electric Fields e v o = 0, y o = 0 v f2 v o2 = 2aDx Or, " v 2 f = 2 qe % $ ' Δx # m & #( v 2 f = 2 1.6x10 19 C) ( 100N /C)& % ( $ % 9.1x10 31 kg ( '( 0.1m) v f =1.9x10 6 m / s 10

11 Can use energy conservation Recall: E ini = K ini U ini and E fin = K fin U fin Energy conservation: E ini = E fin 1 2 mv2 ini q ini = 1 2 mv2 fin q fin 1 2 m v2 fin vini 2 = q( ini fin )= q r v fin = r v fin = v 2 ini 2q m v 2 ini 2q m E x but E = as before! x 20-3: Point charges Gravitational force ~F g = G m 1m 2 r 2 ˆr Gravitational Potential energy U U = G m 1m 2 r By analogy: ~F e = 1 q 1 q r 2 ˆr Electric force Þ U e = 1 q 1 q r Electric potential energy 11

12 Electric potential Energy Meaning: recall E tot = K U Total energy is conserved ariation of U with r Þ variation of kinetic energy For multiple charges Simple sum Ex: 3 charges U = q 1 q1 q 2 r 12 q 2q 3 r 23 q 1q 3 r 13 r 13 r 12 q 3 q 2 r 23 Electric Potential By analogy with the electric field Defined using a test charge q 0 ~F = q 0 Q r 2 ˆr Þ We define a potential due to a charge q ~E = ~ F q 0 = Q r 2 ˆr Using potential energy of a charge q and a test charge q 0 U = 1 q 0 q 4 0 r = U q 0 = q r 12

13 Electric Potential Define the electric potential of a point in space as the potential difference between that point and a reference point. a good reference point is infinity... we typically set = 0 the electric potential is then defined as: for a point charge, the formula is: Lecture 3, ACT 1 A single charge ( Q = -1µC) is fixed at the origin. Define point A at x = 5m and point B at x = 2m. What is the sign of the potential difference between A and B? ( AB º B - A ) -1µC B Á x (a) AB < 0 (b) AB = 0 (c) AB > 0 13

14 Potential from N charges The potential from a collection of N charges is just the algebraic sum of the potential due to each charge separately. q 1 q 2 r 1 x r 2 r 3 q 3 Þ Electric Dipole z The potential is much easier to calculate than the field since it is an algebraic sum of 2 scalar terms. Rewrite this for special case r>>a: q a a -q q r»r 2 -r 1 r 1 r 2 Þ We can use this potential to calculate the E field of a dipole. Must easier: using E = -D /Dx not here! 14

15 20-4: Equipotentials We can obtain the electric field E from the potential by inverting our previous relation between E and : We found In general true for all direction E x = E = x,e y = x y,e z = F z : Equipotentials Defined as: The locus of points with the same potential. Example: for a point charge, the equipotentials are spheres centered on the charge. GENERAL PROPERTY: The Electric Field is always perpendicular to an Equipotential Surface. Why?? E x = x,e y = y,e z = z Along the surface, there is NO change in (it s an equipotential!) So, there is NO E component along the surface either E must therefore be normal to surface 15

16 Equipotential Surfaces: examples For two point charges: 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. Conductors Claim The surface of a conductor is always an equipotential surface (in fact, the entire conductor is an equipotential) Why?? If surface were not equipotential, there would be an Electric Field component parallel to the surface and the charges would move!! Note Positive charges move from regions of higher potential to lower potential (move from high potential energy to lower PE). Equilibrium means charges rearrange so potentials equal. 16

17 Charge on Conductors? How is charge distributed on the surface of a conductor? KEY: Must produce E=0 inside the conductor and E normal to the surface. Spherical example (with little off-center charge): E=0 inside conducting shell charge density induced on - - inner surface non-uniform. q charge density induced on outer surface uniform E outside has spherical symmetry centered on spherical conducting shell. A Point Charge Near Conducting Plane q =0 a

18 A Point Charge Near Conducting Plane q a The magnitude of the force is - F = 1 4πε 2 ( a) q Image Charge The test charge is attracted to a conducting plane Equipotential Example Field lines more closely spaced near end with most curvature. Field lines ^ to surface near the surface (since surface is equipotential). Equipotentials have similar shape as surface near the surface. Equipotentials will look more circular (spherical) at large r. 18

19 Equipotential Surfaces & Electric Field An ideal conductor is an equipotential surface If two conductors are at the same potential, the one that is more curved will have a larger electric field around it Think of Gauss s law! This is also true for different parts of the same conductor Explains why more charges at edges Applications: human body There are electric fields inside the human body the body is not a perfect conductor, so there are also potential differences. An electrocardiograph plots the heart s electrical activity An electroencephalograph measures the electrical activity of the brain: 19

20 Recap of today s lecture Chapter 19: Gauss s law Examples Chapter 20: Electric energy & potential Definition How to compute them Point charges Equipotentials Homework #1 on Mastering Physics From Chapter 19 Due this Friday Labs start this week 20

Physics 1202: Lecture 4 Today s Agenda. Today s Topic :

Physics 1202: Lecture 4 Today s Agenda. Today s Topic : Physics 1202: Lecture 4 Today s Agenda Announcements: Lectures posted on: www.phys.uconn.edu/~rcote/ HW assignments, solutions etc. Homework #1: On Masterphysics: due this coming Friday Go to the syllabus

More information

PHYS 221 General Physics II

PHYS 221 General Physics II PHYS 221 General Physics II Elec. Potential Energy, Voltage, Equipotentials Spring 2015 Assigned Reading: 18.1 18.3 Lecture 4 Review: Gauss Law Last Lecture E q enc o E EAcos Gauss Law Very useful to determine

More information

MTE1 results. Mean 75% = 90/120

MTE1 results. Mean 75% = 90/120 MTE1 results Mean 75% = 90/120 Scores available at Learn@UW, your TAs have exams If your score is an F or a D, talk to us and your TAs for suggestions on how to improve From last times Electric charges

More information

Physics 1302W.500 Lecture 9 Introductory Physics for Scientists and Engineering II

Physics 1302W.500 Lecture 9 Introductory Physics for Scientists and Engineering II Physics 1302W.500 Lecture 9 Introductory Physics for Scientists and Engineering II In today s lecture, we will finish our discussion of Gauss law. Slide 25-1 Applying Gauss s law Procedure: Calculating

More information

General Physics (PHY 2140)

General Physics (PHY 2140) General Physics (PHY 2140) Lecture 2 Electrostatics Electric flux and Gauss s law Electrical energy potential difference and electric potential potential energy of charged conductors http://www.physics.wayne.edu/~alan/

More information

General Physics (PHY 2140)

General Physics (PHY 2140) General Physics (PHY 2140) Lecture 4 Electrostatics Electric flux and Gauss s law Electrical energy potential difference and electric potential potential energy of charged conductors http://www.physics.wayne.edu/~apetrov/phy2140/

More information

PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #6

PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #6 PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #6 Monday, Sept. 18, 2017 Chapter 21 Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field Electric Dipoles Chapter 22 Electric Flux Gauss Law with many charges What is Gauss

More information

Ch 25 Electric Potential! Electric Energy, Electric Potential!

Ch 25 Electric Potential! Electric Energy, Electric Potential! Ch 25 Electric Potential Electric Energy, Electric Potential Energy concepts are going to be extremely important to us as we consider the behavior of charges in electric fields. How do energy concepts

More information

Chapter 21: Gauss law Tuesday September 13 th. Gauss law and conductors Electrostatic potential energy (more likely on Thu.)

Chapter 21: Gauss law Tuesday September 13 th. Gauss law and conductors Electrostatic potential energy (more likely on Thu.) Chapter 21: Gauss law Tuesday September 13 th LABS START THIS WEEK Quick review of Gauss law The flux of a vector field The shell theorem Gauss law for other symmetries A uniformly charged sheet A uniformly

More information

Chapter 25. Electric Potential

Chapter 25. Electric Potential Chapter 25 Electric Potential Electric Potential Electromagnetism has been connected to the study of forces in previous chapters. In this chapter, electromagnetism will be linked to energy. By using an

More information

Potentials and Fields

Potentials and Fields Potentials and Fields Review: Definition of Potential Potential is defined as potential energy per unit charge. Since change in potential energy is work done, this means V E x dx and E x dv dx etc. The

More information

PHY294H. l Professor: Joey Huston l l office: BPS3230

PHY294H. l Professor: Joey Huston l l office: BPS3230 l Professor: Joey Huston l email:huston@msu.edu l office: BPS3230 PHY294H l Homework will be with Mastering Physics (and an average of 1 handwritten problem per week) 2nd MP assignment due Wed Jan. 27;

More information

Conductors: External Electric Field 1/28/2018 1

Conductors: External Electric Field 1/28/2018 1 Conductors: External Electric Field 1/28/2018 1 Two Parallel Conducting Sheets Find the electric field to the left of the sheets, between the sheets and to the right of the sheets. 1/28/2018 2 Uniform

More information

Ch 25 Electric Potential

Ch 25 Electric Potential Ch 25 Electric Potential Electric Energy, Electric Potential Energy concepts are going to be extremely important to us as we consider the behavior of charges in electric fields. How do energy concepts

More information

Chapter 25. Electric Potential

Chapter 25. Electric Potential Chapter 25 Electric Potential Electric Potential Electromagnetism has been connected to the study of forces in previous chapters. In this chapter, electromagnetism will be linked to energy. By using an

More information

INTRODUCTION ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL ENERGY. Introduction. Electrostatic potential energy. Electric potential. for a system of point charges

INTRODUCTION ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL ENERGY. Introduction. Electrostatic potential energy. Electric potential. for a system of point charges Chapter 4 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL Introduction Electrostatic potential energy Electric potential for a system of point charges for a continuous charge distribution Why determine electic potential? Determination

More information

Electric Fields Part 1: Coulomb s Law

Electric Fields Part 1: Coulomb s Law Electric Fields Part 1: Coulomb s Law F F Last modified: 07/02/2018 Contents Links Electric Charge & Coulomb s Law Electric Charge Coulomb s Law Example 1: Coulomb s Law Electric Field Electric Field Vector

More information

Lecture 4 Electric Potential and/ Potential Energy Ch. 25

Lecture 4 Electric Potential and/ Potential Energy Ch. 25 Lecture 4 Electric Potential and/ Potential Energy Ch. 5 Review from Lecture 3 Cartoon - There is an electric energy associated with the position of a charge. Opening Demo - Warm-up problems Physlet Topics

More information

What will the electric field be like inside the cavity?

What will the electric field be like inside the cavity? What will the electric field be like inside the cavity? 1. There is no charge inside the gaussian surface so E = 0 2. There is no net flux through the surface but there is an E field 3. Gauss s law doesn

More information

Coulomb s Law Pearson Education Inc.

Coulomb s Law Pearson Education Inc. Coulomb s Law Coulomb s Law: The magnitude of the electric force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance

More information

Phys 2102 Spring 2002 Exam 1

Phys 2102 Spring 2002 Exam 1 Phys 2102 Spring 2002 Exam 1 February 19, 2002 1. When a positively charged conductor touches a neutral conductor, the neutral conductor will: (a) Lose protons (b) Gain electrons (c) Stay neutral (d) Lose

More information

Chapter 17. Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential

Chapter 17. Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Chapter 17 Electric Potential Energy and the Electric Potential Consider gravity near the surface of the Earth The gravitational field is uniform. This means it always points in the same direction with

More information

Ch 7 Electric Potential

Ch 7 Electric Potential Ch 7 Electric Potential Electric Energy, Electric Potential Energy concepts are going to be extremely important to us as we consider the behavior of charges in electric fields. How do energy concepts help

More information

PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #7

PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #7 PHYS 1441 Section 002 Lecture #7 Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 Chapter 22 One last Gauss Law Example Chapter 23 Electric Potential Electric Potential Energy Electric Potential due to Point Charges Shape of the

More information

Physics 1051 Lecture 14. Electric Potential. Physics General Physics II Oscillations, Waves and Magnetism

Physics 1051 Lecture 14. Electric Potential. Physics General Physics II Oscillations, Waves and Magnetism Physics 1051 Lecture 14 Electric Potential Lecture 14 - Contents 20.0 Describing Electric Phenomenon using Electric Potential 20.1 Electric Potential Difference and Electric Potential 20.2 Potential Difference

More information

Flux. Flux = = va. This is the same as asking What is the flux of water through the rectangle? The answer depends on:

Flux. Flux = = va. This is the same as asking What is the flux of water through the rectangle? The answer depends on: Ch. 22: Gauss s Law Gauss s law is an alternative description of Coulomb s law that allows for an easier method of determining the electric field for situations where the charge distribution contains symmetry.

More information

Electricity and Magnetism. Electric Potential Energy and Voltage

Electricity and Magnetism. Electric Potential Energy and Voltage Electricity and Magnetism Electric Potential Energy and Voltage Work and Potential Energy Recall from Mechanics that E mech = K + U is a conserved quantity for particles that interact via conservative

More information

Lecture 2 [Chapter 21] Tuesday, Jan 17th

Lecture 2 [Chapter 21] Tuesday, Jan 17th Lecture 2 [Chapter 21] Tuesday, Jan 17th Administrative Items Assignments this week: read Ch 21 and Ch 22 in the textbook complete Pre-Lecture Ch22 HW assignment complete Ch 21 HW assignment [Pre-Lecture

More information

Phys 102 Lecture 4 Electric potential energy & work

Phys 102 Lecture 4 Electric potential energy & work Phys 102 Lecture 4 Electric potential energy & work 1 Today we will... Learn about the electric potential energy Relate it to work Ex: charge in uniform electric field, point charges Apply these concepts

More information

Chapter 2. Electric Fields Field Intensity Due to a Point Charge

Chapter 2. Electric Fields Field Intensity Due to a Point Charge Chapter 2 Electric Fields An electric field exists in a region if electrical forces are exerted on charged bodies in that region. The direction of an electric field at a point is the direction in which

More information

Chapter 17 & 18. Electric Field and Electric Potential

Chapter 17 & 18. Electric Field and Electric Potential Chapter 17 & 18 Electric Field and Electric Potential Electric Field Maxwell developed an approach to discussing fields An electric field is said to exist in the region of space around a charged object

More information

General Physics (PHY 2140)

General Physics (PHY 2140) General Physics (PHY 2140) Lecture 5 Electrostatics Electrical energy potential difference and electric potential potential energy of charged conductors Capacitance and capacitors http://www.physics.wayne.edu/~apetrov/phy2140/

More information

Electric Field of a uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell

Electric Field of a uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell Electric Field of a uniformly Charged Thin Spherical Shell The calculation of the field outside the shell is identical to that of a point charge. The electric field inside the shell is zero. What are the

More information

Review. Spring Semester /21/14. Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2 1

Review. Spring Semester /21/14. Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2 1 Review Spring Semester 2014 Physics for Scientists & Engineers 2 1 Notes! Homework set 13 extended to Tuesday, 4/22! Remember to fill out SIRS form: https://sirsonline.msu.edu Physics for Scientists &

More information

Introduction)! Electrostatics is the study of stationary electric charges and fields (as opposed to moving charges and currents)

Introduction)! Electrostatics is the study of stationary electric charges and fields (as opposed to moving charges and currents) Higher'Physics'1B Electricity) Electrostatics)) Introduction) Electrostatics is the study of stationary electric charges and fields (as opposed to moving charges and currents) Properties)of)Electric)Charges)

More information

Chapter 19 Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential Sunday, January 31, Key concepts:

Chapter 19 Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential Sunday, January 31, Key concepts: Chapter 19 Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:37 PM Key concepts: electric potential electric potential energy the electron-volt (ev), a convenient unit of energy

More information

Chapter 1 The Electric Force

Chapter 1 The Electric Force Chapter 1 The Electric Force 1. Properties of the Electric Charges 1- There are two kinds of the electric charges in the nature, which are positive and negative charges. - The charges of opposite sign

More information

University Physics 227N/232N Old Dominion University. Exam Review (Chapter 23, Capacitors, is deferred) Exam Wed Feb 12 Lab Fri Feb 14

University Physics 227N/232N Old Dominion University. Exam Review (Chapter 23, Capacitors, is deferred) Exam Wed Feb 12 Lab Fri Feb 14 University Physics 227N/232N Old Dominion University Exam Review (Chapter 23, Capacitors, is deferred) Exam Wed Feb 12 Lab Fri Feb 14 Dr. Todd Satogata (ODU/Jefferson Lab) satogata@jlab.org http://www.toddsatogata.net/2014-odu

More information

Handout 3: Electric potential and electric potential energy. Electric potential

Handout 3: Electric potential and electric potential energy. Electric potential Handout 3: Electric potential and electric potential energy Electric potential Consider a charge + fixed in space as in Figure. Electric potential V at any point in space is defined as the work done by

More information

Physics 212 Exam I Sample Question Bank 2008 Multiple Choice: choose the best answer "none of the above" may can be a valid answer

Physics 212 Exam I Sample Question Bank 2008 Multiple Choice: choose the best answer none of the above may can be a valid answer Multiple Choice: choose the best answer "none of the above" may can be a valid answer The (attempted) demonstration in class with the pith balls and a variety of materials indicated that () there are two

More information

Welcome. to Electrostatics

Welcome. to Electrostatics Welcome to Electrostatics Outline 1. Coulomb s Law 2. The Electric Field - Examples 3. Gauss Law - Examples 4. Conductors in Electric Field Coulomb s Law Coulomb s law quantifies the magnitude of the electrostatic

More information

Quiz Fun! This box contains. 1. a net positive charge. 2. no net charge. 3. a net negative charge. 4. a positive charge. 5. a negative charge.

Quiz Fun! This box contains. 1. a net positive charge. 2. no net charge. 3. a net negative charge. 4. a positive charge. 5. a negative charge. Quiz Fun! This box contains 1. a net positive charge. 2. no net charge. 3. a net negative charge. 4. a positive charge. 5. a negative charge. Quiz Fun! This box contains 1. a net positive charge. 2. no

More information

Physics 2112 Unit 6: Electric Potential

Physics 2112 Unit 6: Electric Potential Physics 2112 Unit 6: Electric Potential Today s Concept: Electric Potential (Defined in terms of Path Integral of Electric Field) Unit 6, Slide 1 Stuff you asked about: I am very confused about the integrals

More information

IMPORTANT: LABS START NEXT WEEK

IMPORTANT: LABS START NEXT WEEK Chapter 21: Gauss law Thursday September 8 th IMPORTANT: LABS START NEXT WEEK Gauss law The flux of a vector field Electric flux and field lines Gauss law for a point charge The shell theorem Examples

More information

Lecture 14. PHYC 161 Fall 2016

Lecture 14. PHYC 161 Fall 2016 Lecture 14 PHYC 161 Fall 2016 Q22.3 Two point charges, +q (in red) and q (in blue), are arranged as shown. Through which closed surface(s) is/are the net electric flux equal to zero? A. surface A B. surface

More information

Quick Questions. 1. Two charges of +1 µc each are separated by 1 cm. What is the force between them?

Quick Questions. 1. Two charges of +1 µc each are separated by 1 cm. What is the force between them? 92 3.10 Quick Questions 3.10 Quick Questions 1. Two charges of +1 µc each are separated by 1 cm. What is the force between them? 0.89 N 90 N 173 N 15 N 2. The electric field inside an isolated conductor

More information

Exam 1 Solutions. Note that there are several variations of some problems, indicated by choices in parentheses. Problem 1

Exam 1 Solutions. Note that there are several variations of some problems, indicated by choices in parentheses. Problem 1 Exam 1 Solutions Note that there are several variations of some problems, indicated by choices in parentheses. Problem 1 A rod of charge per unit length λ is surrounded by a conducting, concentric cylinder

More information

Los Altos Physics Honors. Electrostatics: Electric Fields, Electric Forces, Electric Potentials and. Electric Potential Energy.

Los Altos Physics Honors. Electrostatics: Electric Fields, Electric Forces, Electric Potentials and. Electric Potential Energy. Los Altos Physics Honors Electrostatics: Electric Fields, Electric Forces, Electric Potentials and Electric Potential Energy Workbook adam.randall@mvla.net www.laphysics.com dls.mvla.net/los_altos Spring

More information

Profs. D. Acosta, A. Rinzler, S. Hershfield. Exam 1 Solutions

Profs. D. Acosta, A. Rinzler, S. Hershfield. Exam 1 Solutions PHY2049 Spring 2009 Profs. D. Acosta, A. Rinzler, S. Hershfield Exam 1 Solutions 1. What is the flux through the right side face of the shown cube if the electric field is given by E = 2xî + 3yĵ and the

More information

Electric Potential. Capacitors (Chapters 28, 29)

Electric Potential. Capacitors (Chapters 28, 29) Electric Potential. Capacitors (Chapters 28, 29) Electric potential energy, U Electric potential energy in a constant field Conservation of energy Electric potential, V Relation to the electric field strength

More information

PHYS 1444 Section 02. Lecture #3

PHYS 1444 Section 02. Lecture #3 PHYS 1444 Section 0 Chapter 1 Electric Fields Electric Dipoles Lecture #3 Tuesday Jan 5, 011 Dr. Andrew Brandt Homework on Ch 1 is due 9pm Thursday, Jan. 7 1 Angle: After calculating magnitudes, take x+y

More information

Chapter 19 Electric Potential and Electric Field Sunday, January 31, Key concepts:

Chapter 19 Electric Potential and Electric Field Sunday, January 31, Key concepts: Chapter 19 Electric Potential and Electric Field Sunday, January 31, 2010 10:37 PM Key concepts: electric potential electric potential energy the electron-volt (ev), a convenient unit of energy when dealing

More information

Gauss s Law. Chapter 22. Electric Flux Gauss s Law: Definition. Applications of Gauss s Law

Gauss s Law. Chapter 22. Electric Flux Gauss s Law: Definition. Applications of Gauss s Law Electric Flux Gauss s Law: Definition Chapter 22 Gauss s Law Applications of Gauss s Law Uniform Charged Sphere Infinite Line of Charge Infinite Sheet of Charge Two infinite sheets of charge Phys 2435:

More information

HOMEWORK 1 SOLUTIONS

HOMEWORK 1 SOLUTIONS HOMEWORK 1 SOLUTIONS CHAPTER 18 3. REASONING AND SOLUTION The total charge to be removed is 5.0 µc. The number of electrons corresponding to this charge is N = ( 5.0 10 6 C)/( 1.60 10 19 C) = 3.1 10 13

More information

Chapter 21 Chapter 23 Gauss Law. Copyright 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.

Chapter 21 Chapter 23 Gauss Law. Copyright 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter 21 Chapter 23 Gauss Law Copyright 23-1 What is Physics? Gauss law relates the electric fields at points on a (closed) Gaussian surface to the net charge enclosed by that surface. Gauss law considers

More information

Electrical Potential Energy. Chapter 25. Electric Potential Energy, final. Electric Potential Energy. Electric Potential.

Electrical Potential Energy. Chapter 25. Electric Potential Energy, final. Electric Potential Energy. Electric Potential. Chapter 25 Chapter 25 Electric Potential Electrical Potential Energy! When a test charge, q 0 is placed in an electric field E, it experiences a force: F = q E 0! Is this force conservative? 1 2 Electric

More information

Chapter (2) Gauss s Law

Chapter (2) Gauss s Law Chapter (2) Gauss s Law How you can determine the amount of charge within a closed surface by examining the electric field on the surface! What is meant by electric flux and how you can calculate it. How

More information

Lecture 15. PHYC 161 Fall 2016

Lecture 15. PHYC 161 Fall 2016 Lecture 15 PHYC 161 Fall 2016 Q23.11 A solid spherical conductor has a spherical cavity in its interior. The cavity is not centered on the center of the conductor. If there is a net positive charge on

More information

Electric flux. Electric Fields and Gauss s Law. Electric flux. Flux through an arbitrary surface

Electric flux. Electric Fields and Gauss s Law. Electric flux. Flux through an arbitrary surface Electric flux Electric Fields and Gauss s Law Electric flux is a measure of the number of field lines passing through a surface. The flux is the product of the magnitude of the electric field and the surface

More information

Electric Potential Energy Chapter 16

Electric Potential Energy Chapter 16 Electric Potential Energy Chapter 16 Electric Energy and Capacitance Sections: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 The electrostatic force is a conservative force It is possible to define an electrical potential energy

More information

Lecture 4.1 : Electric Potential

Lecture 4.1 : Electric Potential Lecture 4.1 : Electric Potential Lecture Outline: Electric Potential Energy Potential Energy of Point Charges Electric Potential Textbook Reading: Ch. 28.1-28.4 Feb. 4, 2014 1 Announcements Exam #1 in

More information

Class XII Chapter 1 Electric Charges And Fields Physics

Class XII Chapter 1 Electric Charges And Fields Physics Class XII Chapter 1 Electric Charges And Fields Physics Question 1.1: What is the force between two small charged spheres having charges of 2 10 7 C and 3 10 7 C placed 30 cm apart in air? Answer: Repulsive

More information

Physics 1302, Exam 1 Review

Physics 1302, Exam 1 Review c V Andersen, 2006 1 Physics 1302, Exam 1 Review The following is a list of things you should definitely know for the exam, however, the list is not exhaustive. You are responsible for all the material

More information

PHY101: Major Concepts in Physics I. Photo: J. M. Schwarz

PHY101: Major Concepts in Physics I. Photo: J. M. Schwarz Welcome back to PHY101: Major Concepts in Physics I Photo: J. M. Schwarz Announcements In class today we will finish Chapter 17 on electric potential energy and electric potential and perhaps begin Chapter

More information

Practice Questions Exam 1/page1. PES Physics 2 Practice Exam 1 Questions. Name: Score: /.

Practice Questions Exam 1/page1. PES Physics 2 Practice Exam 1 Questions. Name: Score: /. Practice Questions Exam 1/page1 PES 110 - Physics Practice Exam 1 Questions Name: Score: /. Instructions Time allowed for this is exam is 1 hour 15 minutes 5 multiple choice (5 points) 3 to 5 written problems

More information

Lecture 3. Electric Field Flux, Gauss Law. Last Lecture: Electric Field Lines

Lecture 3. Electric Field Flux, Gauss Law. Last Lecture: Electric Field Lines Lecture 3. Electric Field Flux, Gauss Law Last Lecture: Electric Field Lines 1 iclicker Charged particles are fixed on grids having the same spacing. Each charge has the same magnitude Q with signs given

More information

week 3 chapter 28 - Gauss s Law

week 3 chapter 28 - Gauss s Law week 3 chapter 28 - Gauss s Law Here is the central idea: recall field lines... + + q 2q q (a) (b) (c) q + + q q + +q q/2 + q (d) (e) (f) The number of electric field lines emerging from minus the number

More information

PHYSICS. Electrostatics

PHYSICS. Electrostatics Electrostatics Coulomb s Law: SYNOPSIS SI unit of electric intensity is NC -1 Dimensions The electric intensity due to isolated point charge, Electric dipole moment, P = q (2a), SI unit is C m Torque on

More information

Downloaded from

Downloaded from Question 1.1: What is the force between two small charged spheres having charges of 2 10 7 C and 3 10 7 C placed 30 cm apart in air? Repulsive force of magnitude 6 10 3 N Charge on the first sphere, q

More information

CHAPTER 19 - ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY AND ELECTRIC POTENTIAL. Sections 1-5

CHAPTER 19 - ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY AND ELECTRIC POTENTIAL. Sections 1-5 CHAPTER 19 - ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY AND ELECTRIC POTENTIAL Sections 1-5 Objectives: After completing this unit, you should be able to: Understand an apply the concepts of electric potential energy,

More information

Exam 1 Solutions. The ratio of forces is 1.0, as can be seen from Coulomb s law or Newton s third law.

Exam 1 Solutions. The ratio of forces is 1.0, as can be seen from Coulomb s law or Newton s third law. Prof. Eugene Dunnam Prof. Paul Avery Feb. 6, 007 Exam 1 Solutions 1. A charge Q 1 and a charge Q = 1000Q 1 are located 5 cm apart. The ratio of the electrostatic force on Q 1 to that on Q is: (1) none

More information

Physics 12 ELECTROSTATICS

Physics 12 ELECTROSTATICS Physics 12 ELECTROSTATICS F = kq 1Q 2 r2 E = V d V = kq r E p = kq 1Q 2 r F = qe V = E p Q 1 000 000 Volts 1 000 000 Volts NAME: Block: Text References 3 rd Ed. Giancolli Pg. 416-30 4 th Ed. Giancolli

More information

Chapter 23 Electric Potential

Chapter 23 Electric Potential Chapter 23 Electric Potential 23-1 Electrostatic Potential Energy and Potential Difference The electrostatic force, here,f=qe is conservative potential energy can be defined. Change in electric potential

More information

Phys 122 Lecture 3 G. Rybka

Phys 122 Lecture 3 G. Rybka Phys 122 Lecture 3 G. Rybka A few more Demos Electric Field Lines Example Calculations: Discrete: Electric Dipole Overview Continuous: Infinite Line of Charge Next week Labs and Tutorials begin Electric

More information

Physics 9 Friday, March 7, 2014

Physics 9 Friday, March 7, 2014 Physics 9 Friday, March 7, 2014 HW7 due now. I ll post HW8 online this weekend, due Friday after break (3/21): will mostly cover voltage. Read all of Ch26 (charge separation & storage) by Monday after

More information

Physics 202, Lecture 3. The Electric Field

Physics 202, Lecture 3. The Electric Field Physics 202, Lecture 3 Today s Topics Electric Field (Review) Motion of charged particles in external E field Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium (Ch. 21.9) Gauss s Law (Ch. 22) Reminder: HW #1 due

More information

What You Already Know

What You Already Know What You Already Know Coulomb s law Electric fields Gauss law Electric fields for several configurations Point Line Plane (nonconducting) Sheet (conducting) Ring (along axis) Disk (along axis) Sphere Cylinder

More information

Physics 201. Professor P. Q. Hung. 311B, Physics Building. Physics 201 p. 1/1

Physics 201. Professor P. Q. Hung. 311B, Physics Building. Physics 201 p. 1/1 Physics 201 p. 1/1 Physics 201 Professor P. Q. Hung 311B, Physics Building Physics 201 p. 2/1 Summary of last lecture Force on a point charge q 0 in the presence of an electric field: F = q 0 E(r) Physics

More information

Chapter 21: Gauss s Law

Chapter 21: Gauss s Law Chapter 21: Gauss s Law Electric field lines Electric field lines provide a convenient and insightful way to represent electric fields. A field line is a curve whose direction at each point is the direction

More information

Physics (

Physics ( Question 2.12: A charge of 8 mc is located at the origin. Calculate the work done in taking a small charge of 2 10 9 C from a point P (0, 0, 3 cm) to a point Q (0, 4 cm, 0), via a point R (0, 6 cm, 9 cm).

More information

1. ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS

1. ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS 1. ELECTRIC CHARGES AND FIELDS 1. What are point charges? One mark questions with answers A: Charges whose sizes are very small compared to the distance between them are called point charges 2. The net

More information

2014 F 2014 AI. 1. Why must electrostatic field at the surface of a charged conductor be normal to the surface at every point? Give reason.

2014 F 2014 AI. 1. Why must electrostatic field at the surface of a charged conductor be normal to the surface at every point? Give reason. 2014 F 1. Why must electrostatic field at the surface of a charged conductor be normal to the surface at every point? Give reason. 2. Figure shows the field lines on a positive charge. Is the work done

More information

F 13. The two forces are shown if Q 2 and Q 3 are connected, their charges are equal. F 12 = F 13 only choice A is possible. Ans: Q2.

F 13. The two forces are shown if Q 2 and Q 3 are connected, their charges are equal. F 12 = F 13 only choice A is possible. Ans: Q2. Q1. Three fixed point charges are arranged as shown in Figure 1, where initially Q 1 = 10 µc, Q = 15 µc, and Q 3 = 5 µc. If charges Q and Q 3 are connected by a very thin conducting wire and then disconnected,

More information

CH 24. Electric Potential

CH 24. Electric Potential CH 24 Electric Potential [SHIVOK SP212] January 8, 2016 I. Electric Potential Energy A. Experimentally, physicists and engineers discovered that the electric force is conservative and thus has an associated

More information

Physics 240 Fall 2003: Exam #1. Please print your name: Please list your discussion section number: Please list your discussion instructor:

Physics 240 Fall 2003: Exam #1. Please print your name: Please list your discussion section number: Please list your discussion instructor: Physics 4 Fall 3: Exam #1 Please print your name: Please list your discussion section number: Please list your discussion instructor: Form #1 Instructions 1. Fill in your name above. This will be a 1.5

More information

Consider a point P on the line joining the two charges, as shown in the given figure.

Consider a point P on the line joining the two charges, as shown in the given figure. Question 2.1: Two charges 5 10 8 C and 3 10 8 C are located 16 cm apart. At what point(s) on the line joining the two charges is the electric potential zero? Take the potential at infinity to be zero.

More information

Electrical Potential Energy and Electric Potential (Chapter 29)

Electrical Potential Energy and Electric Potential (Chapter 29) Electrical Potential Energy and Electric Potential (Chapter 29) A Refresher Course on Gravity and Mechanical Energy Total mechanical energy: E mech = K + U, K= 1 2 mv2,u = potential energy f W = F!" ids

More information

Electric Potential (Chapter 25)

Electric Potential (Chapter 25) Electric Potential (Chapter 25) Electric potential energy, U Electric potential energy in a constant field Conservation of energy Electric potential, V Relation to the electric field strength The potential

More information

Agenda for Today. Elements of Physics II. Conductors and Insulators Movement of charges Conservation of charge Static electricity Electroscope

Agenda for Today. Elements of Physics II. Conductors and Insulators Movement of charges Conservation of charge Static electricity Electroscope Physics 132: Lecture e 5 Elements of Physics II Agenda for Today Conductors and Insulators Movement of charges Conservation of charge Static electricity Electroscope Physics 201: Lecture 1, Pg 1 Problem

More information

PHY102 Electricity Topic 3 (Lectures 4 & 5) Gauss s Law

PHY102 Electricity Topic 3 (Lectures 4 & 5) Gauss s Law PHY1 Electricity Topic 3 (Lectures 4 & 5) Gauss s Law In this topic, we will cover: 1) Electric Flux ) Gauss s Law, relating flux to enclosed charge 3) Electric Fields and Conductors revisited Reading

More information

CPS lesson Electric Field ANSWER KEY

CPS lesson Electric Field ANSWER KEY CPS lesson Electric Field ANSWER KEY 1. A positively charged rod is brought near a conducting sphere on an insulated base. The opposite side of the sphere is briefly grounded. If the rod is now withdrawn,

More information

Electric Potential Lecture 5

Electric Potential Lecture 5 Chapter 23 Electric Potential Lecture 5 Dr. Armen Kocharian Electrical Potential Energy When a test charge is placed in an electric field, it experiences a force F = q o E The force is conservative ds

More information

Electrostatics Notes 2 Electric Field on a Single Charge

Electrostatics Notes 2 Electric Field on a Single Charge Electrostatics Notes 2 Electric Field on a Single Charge There are many similarities between gravitational and electrostatic forces. One such similarity is that both forces can be exerted on objects that

More information

Essential University Physics

Essential University Physics Essential University Physics Richard Wolfson 22 Electric Potential PowerPoint Lecture prepared by Richard Wolfson Slide 22-1 In this lecture you ll learn The concept of electric potential difference Including

More information

Physics 202, Exam 1 Review

Physics 202, Exam 1 Review Physics 202, Exam 1 Review Logistics Topics: Electrostatics (Chapters 21-24.6) Point charges: electric force, field, potential energy, and potential Distributions: electric field, electric potential. Interaction

More information

Roll Number SET NO. 42/1

Roll Number SET NO. 42/1 Roll Number SET NO. 4/1 INDIAN SCHOOL MUSCAT FIRST TERM EXAMINATION PHYSICS CLASS: XII Sub. Code: 04 Time Allotted: Hrs 0.04.018 Max. Marks: 70 General Instructions: 1. All questions are compulsory. There

More information

LESSON 2 PHYSICS NOTES

LESSON 2 PHYSICS NOTES LESSON 2 ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE SECTION I ELECTROSTATIC POTENTIAL ELECTRIC FIELD IS CONSERVATIVE In an electric field work done by the electric field in moving a unit positive charge from

More information

free space (vacuum) permittivity [ F/m]

free space (vacuum) permittivity [ F/m] Electrostatic Fields Electrostatic fields are static (time-invariant) electric fields produced by static (stationary) charge distributions. The mathematical definition of the electrostatic field is derived

More information

Chapter 21. Electric Fields

Chapter 21. Electric Fields Chapter 21 Electric Fields The Origin of Electricity The electrical nature of matter is inherent in the atoms of all substances. An atom consists of a small relatively massive nucleus that contains particles

More information

Physics 2020: Sample Problems for Exam 1

Physics 2020: Sample Problems for Exam 1 Physics 00: Sample Problems for Eam 1 1. Two particles are held fied on the -ais. The first particle has a charge of Q 1 = 6.88 10 5 C and is located at 1 = 4.56 m on the -ais. The second particle has

More information