ELECTRIC FIELD

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ELECTRIC FIELD

DEFINITION

An electric field is a region in which an electric force will act on a charge that is placed in the region.

PRODUCTION OF ELECTRIC FIELD

A charge or an electric potential difference across two conductors can produce an electric field.Hence an electric field exists in the space surrounding the charge.
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ELECTRIC FIELD PATTERN

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ELECTRIC FIELD STRENGHT

DEFINITION

The electric force per unit charge experienced by a charge placed at the point.

E= F/q
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Using the equation above we also can have

F = q.E

Unit of E is N C -1 or volt/metre ( V m-1) E is vector quantity.Its direction same as: (a) the direction of the electric field

(b) the direction of electronic force F acting on a positive charge q in the electric field.

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E = (1/q) F

QUESTION
CHARGE ( C) ELECTRIC DIRECTION ELECTRIC FORCE (N) OF FORCE FIELD STRENGHT (Kn C -1) 20 10 30 20
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DIRECTION OF ELECTRIC FIELD To the left

(a) + 10 (b) -500 (c) (d) To the right To the left To the left

150 100

To the right To the left

ANSWER!
(a) F= q E = (10 C)(20kN C-1) = 0.20 N Since the charge is positive, the direction of F follows the direction of the field.F points to the left. (b) E = F/q = 10/500x 10-6 = 20kN C-1
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(c) |q| = F/E = 30/150 x 10 = 200 C Since the direction of F is opposite to that of E,q is negative. (d) |q| = F/E = 20 /100 x 10 = 200 C Since the direction of F is the same as that of E, q is positive.
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SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ELECTRIC AND GRAVITIONAL FIELD

Similarities

(a) The field strength of each kind of field obeys the inverse square law. (b) Both kinds of fields are radial if the charge is at points charge and the mass is a point mass (c) The force associated with each kind of field is a conservative force. Because of this kind of field is associated with a potential at 3/10/13 a point in the filed.

GRAVITIONAL FORCE

ELECTRIC FIELD

1. Gravitional field is produced by an object which has mass

1. Electric field is produced by a charge

2. The gravitional force in 2. The electric force in the the field is always field can be attractive or attractive repulsive

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