GENERAL PHYSICS 2

REVIEWER

Conductors FORMULAS

- a substance which anticipates LABEL

free flow of electrical charge or V- Potential difference

permits electrons to flow freely E- Electric field strength
d-distance
from particle to particle.
- Examples: Silver, gold, steel, SI UNIT
copper wire, or any metals, Potential difference (V)
human body, graphite and Electric field strength (V/m)
Distance (m)
aqueous solutions of salts
o To find potential difference
Insulators
between two plates
- materials that impede the free V=Ed
flow of electrons from atom to
o To find distance between two
atom and molecule to molecule. plates or to find separation
- Examples: plastics, Styrofoam, distance
Check the no.
paper, rubber, glass, dry air, V V
d= or d= 2 in week 6
E V/m
asphalt, oil, porcelain application

o To find Voltage (SI Unit is V)

𝑘𝑄
V= 𝑟

The value of k is always 8.99x 109

𝑁(𝑚2 )
, Q is the given charge, and r
𝐶2
is the distance.

SI UNIT of Q is C and for r is m

REMINDER: DISTANCE MUST BE In one micrcoulomb there is 1E-6
IN METER Coulumb

• mm to meter (divide the given In Scientific calculator,

number into 1000)
(Your answer) divided by (1E+6)
• cm to meter (divide the given
number into 100) C (capacitance) - F (Farad)

V (Voltage)- V
o To find the distance
To practice it, check the Application
𝑘𝑄
r= 𝑟 in week 5, you will use the
capacitance you found on No. 1
o To find the Capacitance (C) of a
parallel plate capacitor

εo A
C=
𝑑
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C (capacitance) - F (Farad)

εo (permittivity of free space)- F/m and

have a constant value of 8.85 x 10 -
12
F/m

A (area)- m2

d (distance)- m

o To know the charge

Q=CV
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Q- given charge Microcoulomb (μC)

and convert it into Coulumb (C)