Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition
Chapter 21:
The Electric Field I:
Discrete Charge Distributions
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Electric Charge
Q = ± Ne, (N = integer)
Charge of Matter
qproton = +e qneutron = 0 qelectron = -e
Examples:
He = (2p, 2n, 2e-) charge = 0
He+ = (2p, 2n, 1e-) = +1e
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Charge Interaction
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Relative affinity of materials
in attracting electrons.
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Conductors and Insulators
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Conductors
• “free” electrons
• electron motion = “conduction”
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Evidence of electron conduction away from central
metallic element (gold leaf repulsion)
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Charging by Induction (1 of 3)
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Charging by Induction (2 of 3)
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Charging by Induction (3 of 3)
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attraction of an uncharged conductor
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“Ground” = source or sink of charge
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Charge re-distributes quickly after rod moves far away
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21-3
Coulomb’s Law
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Example in 2D
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Electric Field
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Direction of E
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Electric Field of a Point Charge
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Example: Approximating E above Uniform Line of Charge
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Components of Total Electric Field
kq r1 kqr1
kq(5,2)
E1 2 3 3
kq(0.03202,0.01281)
r1 r1 r1 ( 29 )
kq r2
kqr2 kq(3,2)
E2 2 3 3 kq(0.06400,0.04267)
r2 r2 r2 (13) 2
kq r3 kqr3
kq(1,2)
E3 2 3 3 kq(0.08944,0.1789)
r3 r3 r3 (5) 2
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The net electric field at (6,2) is E = E1 + E2 + E3.
E = kq(0.1855, 0.2344)
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Dipole – two equal size opposite sign charges at
small separation distance
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Electric Field around a Dipole
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21-5
Electric Field Lines
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Effect of point charge on oil soaked threads
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Electric Field Lines (EFLs) inferred from experiment
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Effect of two like point charges on oil soaked threads
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Electric Field Lines (EFLs) inferred from experiment
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Effect of two unlike point charges on oil soaked threads
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Electric Field Lines (EFLs) inferred from experiment
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EFL Conventions
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EFLs lines for +q as distance from charges increas
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Relative charge = #lines leaving – #lines entering
Example:
Each
sphere has
count of +8
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21-6
Motion of Point Charges in
Electric Fields
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Force on – charge is opposite to E.
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Electric Dipoles in
Electric Fields
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Problems
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