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Coulomb’s Law
General Physics 2
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Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Review
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1. What should be done to make an uncharged object
have a negative charge?
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2. What should be done to make an uncharged object
have a positive charge?
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3. What happens when a hard rubber rod is
given a negative charge by rubbing it with
wool?
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4. A positively charged insulating rod is brought close
to an object that is suspended by a string. If the object
is repelled away from the rod, what can we conclude?
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5. A positively charged metal sphere A is brought into
contact with an uncharged metal sphere B. What will
be the result?
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Have you ever
wondered how laser
printer works?
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When a document is
sent to the printer, a
laser beam "draws"
the document on a
selenium-coated drum
using electrical
charges.
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When the drum is charged, it is rolled in a toner,
a dry powder type of ink.
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The toner attaches to the charged image on the
drum.
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How do electrical charges
interact with one another?
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Learning Competencies
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to do the following:
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Learning Competencies
At the end of the lesson, you should be able to do the following:
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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Recall: Interaction of Charges
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What are the factors that affect
the forces between two
charges?
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Coulomb’s Law
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Coulomb’s Law
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Coulomb’s Law
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Coulomb’s Law
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Charles Agustin De Coulomb
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Coulomb’s Law
Coulomb’s Law
The magnitude of the electric force between two point
charges is directly proportional to the product of the
charges and inversely proportional to the square of the
distance between them.
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Constants
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𝑘 = 8.988 𝑥 10 𝑁𝑚 /𝐶
1 ! " "
𝑘= = 9.0 𝑥 10 𝑁𝑚 /𝐶
4𝜋𝜖#
%&" " "
𝜖$ = 8.854 𝑥 10 𝐶 /𝑁𝑚
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Tips
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How are we going to solve the
net force on a charge in a two-
dimensional system?
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How can we solve the net force
in a system of point charges?
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Superposition of Forces
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Superposition of Forces
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Superposition of Forces
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Superposition of Forces
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Superposition of Forces
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Superposition of Forces
Superposition of Forces
When more than two charges are present, the resultant
force on any one of them equals the vector sum of the
forces exerted by the various individual charges.
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
150 N, attractive
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
Three charges lie along the x-axis as shown in the figure below.
A positive charge q1 = 15.0 nC is at x = 2.00 m and another
positive charge q2 = 6.0 nC is at the origin, and the resultant
force acting on q3 is zero. What is the x coordinate of q3?
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Let’s Practice!
Three charges lie along the x-axis as shown in the figure below. A
positive charge q1 = 15.0 nC is at x = 2.00 m and another positive charge
q2 = 6.0 nC is at the origin, and the resultant force acting on q3 is zero.
What is the x coordinate of q3?
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
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Let’s Practice!
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Try It!
Two charged spheres are hanging from
two planes by an insulating string. One
of the spheres has a charge of 6 C, and
the other has a charge of -12 C. When
the two planes are at a distance of 50
000 m, calculate the force that each
sphere exerts on the other. Assume that
the only force that acts on the spheres
is the electrostatic force.
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Try It!
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Try It!
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Let’s Sum It Up!
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Let’s Sum It Up!
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