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Electrostatic Potential and

Capacitance
Electrostatic Potential Energy (U)
Electrostatic Potential (V)
 Potential Due to Point Charge
 Potential Due to Group of Charges
 Equipotential Surfaces
 Relation Between Electric Field (E) and Electric Potential (V)
Properties of Conductor
1. Inside a Conductor, Electrostatic Field is zero
2. At the surface of a charged conductor, electrostatic field must be normal to the surface
at every point
3. The Interior of conductor can have no excess charge in the static situation
4. Volume of conductor is an equipotential

5. Electric field at the surface of charged conductor is E
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6. Electrostatic Shielding
Dielectrics and Polarization
Capacitor and Capacitance
Parallel Plate Capacitor
Energy Stored in Capacitor
Effect of Dielectrics on Capacitance
Combination of Capacitors
Van De Graff Generator

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