lOMoARcPSD|9327020

Physics 132 Midterm II Equation Sheet

Capacitors, Energy
A
q  CV C  o for a parallel plate capacitor
d
1 1 1
C parallel  C1  C 2   q parallel  q1  q 2 q series  q1  q 2
C series C1 C 2

1 1 q2 1
U  CV 
2
u oE2
2 2 C 2

Current, Resistivity
dq q
i i for a constant current
dt t
  i  
J  (ne) v d J for a uniform current E J
A

Resistors, Power
L
V  iR R for a conductor with uniform cross-section
A
1 1 1
  Rseries  R1  R2 iparallel = i1 + i2 iseries = i1 = i2
R parallel R1 R2

V2
P  iV PR  i 2 R 
R

Circuits, RC circuits
 i  0 at a node, or iin  iout .  V  0 around a loop

For a simple RC circuit (battery E , resistor R, capacitor C in series):

q(t) = CE (1 – e-t/) charging q(t) = CE e-t/ discharging   RC

Electrostatic Fundamentals Constants

  Nm 2
qq
F  k 1 22
qq
U k 1 2 F  qE k
1
 8.99  10 9 2
point r r 
F

E V 4 o C
charges
q q Ex  
Ek 2 V k x  o  8.85  10 12 F / m
r r  
  V    E  dl
uniform
V   E  d U V e = 1.60 x 10-19 C
field V
Ex    U  qV
x
U  qV
1       
 q enc    E  dA  EA E E E
o 2 o r o 2 o