Jason Wang

The top two pictures are my original hypothesis of the electric field of
the two setups. In the circular setup, the electric field points radially
outwards and decreases in magnitude as it goes further away from the
center. In the parallel plates setup, the electric field was constant. The
bottom two pictures are my revised hypothesis with equipotential lines
and data points for the change in voltage. The circular setup diagram
confirms that my original hypothesis was correct and that the electric
fields were greatest where the equipotential lines were densest. The
parallel plates diagram has incorrectly drawn equipotential lines. I
thought they were densest near the positive side but was actually
constant. The constant equipotential lines corresponds with the
constant electric field.

Jason Wang

Data for Circle

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Data for Parallel

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Voltage Inside a Ring

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Voltage Inside a Ring (ln scale)

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The data for the circle configuration is most linear

when it is graphed as V vs. ln(distance). This is
consistent with a 2d setup. The integration of the
electric field with respect to r for a 2d setup results
with V inversely proportional to ln(r).

Jason Wang

Voltage between Parallel Plates

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The data for the parallel plate setup is linear without

any manipulation. The derivative of this graph would
be a constant horizontal line, consistent with parallel
paltes.
5. In this lab, we measured the change in electric
potential of two setups and drew equipotential lies
for each. In our circular setup, we found that the
equipotential lines were denser in the center, and in
our capacitor setup we found the lines to be
uniformly distributed. Electric potential is equal to
the integral of the electric field with respect to R. We
found that where the equipotential lines were
densest and the change in voltage was greatest, the
electric field was also greatest. Additionally, we
found that the voltage decreased proportionally to
ln(r). In the case of the capacitor, we found the
electric field to be constant. These results verify
Gauss law, which states that the electric field in a 2d
setup is inversely proportional to R.

Jason Wang