22-2.

Electric Field

q1q2
Fon1by2 k 2 rfrom 2to1
r

Fon1byy2 q2
Eat1by2 k 2 rfrom 2to1
q1 r
22-2. Electric Field
22-23. Electric Field Lines
22-3. Electric Field Lines
22-3. Electric Field Lines
 22-4. Point Charge

4 charges are placed at the

corners of a square as shown. Total electric field
What is the direction of the
electric
l t i fifield
ld att th
the center
t off th
the +q -2q
2
square?

(a) Field is ZERO!

(b) Along +y
(c) Along ++x
y -q +2q
x
22-5. Electric Dipole

2d 2p
Dipole Field:
E kq 3 k 3
z z
Electric Dipole Moment:

p qdrfrom ( ) to ( ) qd
 22-6. /Charge Distribution

Q
Li
Linear Charge
Ch D it
Density:
L
Q
Surface
Su ace C
Charge
a ge Density:
e s ty
A
Q
(Volume) Charge Density:
V

Q
Q
q
Q
L
A V
22-6. /Charge Distribution
 22-6. Line of Charge/ Circular Arc

What is the direction of

the E-field at the origin?

(a) Field is 0.
Uniformly charged rod
of charge +q bent into a ((b)) Along
g +y
y
circular arc of radius R, (c) Along -y
centered at (0,0).
22-6. Line of Charge/ Circular Arc
 22-6. Line of Charge/ Ring

A uniformly charged ring (with

positive charge)
What is the direction of E-field
P
at point P on the axis?

(a) Field is 0
(b) Along +z z
(c) Somewhere in the xx-yy plane

x
 22-6. Line of Charge/ Straight Line 2

Uniform line of charge

g +Q spread over length
g L

What is the direction of the

electric field at a point P on the
perpendicular bisector? P

y
(a) Field is 0
0.
a q
(b) Along +y x
(c) Along +x dx o dx