AP Physics B Equation Sheet Electric Forces & Fields

Gravitational
CONSTA NTS
G = 6.673 10 g = 9.8 N kg for fields due to point masses
11 Nm 2 kg 2

Electrical
k = 9 10 9
N m 2 C2

1 eV = 1.6 10 -19 J e = 1.6 10 -19 C for fields due to point charges

Force (in N)

for uniform fields

for uniform fields

Field strength

for fields due to point masses for uniform fields r r F g= m for fields due to point masses for uniform fields U g = mgh for fields due to point masses

for fields due to point charges for uniform fields r r F E= q for fields due to point charges for uniform fields U e = qEd for fields due to point charges for uniform fields

Potential energy (in J)

Potential
for uniform fields V g = gh

Ve = Ed

The equations for uniform fields can be used at any time. The equations for point charges/masses can ONLY be used for point charges/masses. Upper case M and Q represent the mass or charge Gravitational Electrical creating the field.

AP Physics B Equation Sheet Electric Forces & Fields

CONSTA NTS

G = 6.673 10 11 g = 9.8 N kg

Nm 2

k = 9 10 9
kg
2

N m 2

C2

1 eV = 1.6 10 -19 J e = 1.6 10 -19 C for fields due to point charges

Force (in N)

for fields due to point masses

for uniform fields

for uniform fields

Field strength

for fields due to point masses for uniform fields r r F g= m for fields due to point masses for uniform fields U g = mgh for fields due to point masses

for fields due to point charges for uniform fields r r F E= q for fields due to point charges for uniform fields U e = qEd for fields due to point charges for uniform fields

Potential energy (in J)

Potential
for uniform fields V g = gh

Ve = Ed

The equations for uniform fields can be used at any time. The equations for point charges/masses can ONLY be used for point charges/masses. Upper case M and Q represent the mass or charge creating the field.