Physics For Scientists and Engineers: Fifth Edition

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Paul A.

Tipler • Gene Mosca

Physics for Scientists


and Engineers
Fifth Edition

Chapter 21:
The Electric Field I:
Discrete Charge Distributions

Copyright © 2004 by W. H. Freeman & Company


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Electric Charge

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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

Like charges repel


Unlike charges attract

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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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Coulomb’s Law

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Example in 2D

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Electric Field

force per charge-size [N/C]

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Direction of E

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Electric Field of a Point Charge

Electric Field due to


Multiple Point Charges

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Example: Approximating E above Uniform Line of Charge

Given: 6 m long uniform strip of


charge Q lies along x axis 0, 6 m.
Estimate E at P = (6, 2)m by
breaking strip into 3 discrete
point charges q = Q/3 located at
1, 3, and 5 m along the x-axis.

r1/r1 = {(6, 2) – (1, 0)}/(29). = (5,2)/ (29)

r2/r2 = (3, 2)/ (13)

r3/r3 = (1, 2)/ (5)

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Components of Total Electric Field

 kq  r1  kqr1

kq(5,2)
E1  2    3  3
 kq(0.03202,0.01281)
r1  r1  r1 ( 29 )

 kq  r2 
 kqr2 kq(3,2)
E2  2    3  3  kq(0.06400,0.04267)
r2  r2  r2 (13) 2

 kq  r3  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)

angle of E = tan-1(.2344/.1855) = 51.6.

magnitude of E = kq(0.18552 + 0.23442)


= 0.2989kq= 0.2989kQ/3 = 0.09963kQ

The exact value of E = kQ/12 = 0.08333kQ

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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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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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21-7
Electric Dipoles in
Electric Fields

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Problems

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