Lab # 2.

Coulomb’s Law

Topic: Electric Force

Objective:

A. Investigate how magnitude of charges affect the magnitude of Electric Force between them.
B. Investigate how distance between two point charges affect the magnitude of Electric Force
between them.

Applicable Simulation: Coulomb’s Law

Link: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/coulombs-law/latest/coulombs-law_en.html

Task #1: Explore the Simulation

Tips in exploring the simulation:

• Use a comfortable device that can access the link and control
the functions incorporated in the simulation.
• Check all possible functions of the simulation and what are their
specific purposes.
• Plan how you can fulfill the objective of the laboratory using the
simulation.

Task #2: Find a problem to investigate related to the presented objective.

Tips in selecting the problem for investigation:

• For this laboratory work, you need to nominate your preferred problem for investigation. •
Make sure the problem nominated is possible to be answered by an experiment using the
features of the simulation.
• The problem of investigation must be covered by the presented “objective” of the laboratory
work.

Task #3. Declare your hypothesis.

* Give your initial intelligent answer to the problem you proposed.

Task #4: Reveal the plan of your experiment.

Tips in creating an experiment plan:

• Nominate the variables you want to relate.

Example:
Let’s assume your problem for investigation is “Which will reach
 the ground first when dropped from the same height, a massive
or less massive object?”

Laboratory Guide for Distance Online Learning created by Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan for the subject GSE
421 (Physics 2) of Bataan Peninsula State University Graduate School. September 01, 2021.
Independent Variable: Mass of the object
Dependent Variable: time it takes the object to reach the ground
Control: Air resistance was set to zero, releasing height was
maintained at 10 meters and diameter of the object was held
constant.

• Enumerate the procedure of the experiment. You may support

the procedure with screen capture set-up before the actual
experiment.

Task #5. Results of the Experiment.

Tips in presenting the result of the experiment.

• Use a table to clearly present the relationship of data from the

experiment.
• Provide reason why the data behave in such manner. You may
support this reason with physics principles such as equations or
quoted part from experts’ point of view. Reveal the title of the
law/theory as well as the name of the proponent.

Task #6. Create your Conclusion.

* Provide in a short sentence an answer that directly solve the problem you proposed in Task #2.

Notes:

• Details of task #2 to task #6 will be considered your laboratory report. •

Create a laboratory report on a separate file. This file serves only as a guide.
Laboratory Guide for Distance Online Learning created by Lucky Sonny A. Ligsanan for the subject GSE
421 (Physics 2) of Bataan Peninsula State University Graduate School. September 01, 2021.