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    This document describes an experiment measuring the electric field and potential due to a single charge and a dipole. For a single charge: 1) The electric field E decreases with distance d from the charge, following an inverse relationship. 2) The potential V increases linearly with 1/d, relating the slope to Coulomb's constant. For a dipole: 3) Graphs of the electric field and potential as a function of position x are provided to analyze the dipole's behavior. Errors are calculated between measured and theoretical values of field and potential at a chosen point.

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    This document describes an experiment measuring the electric field and potential due to a single charge and a dipole. For a single charge: 1) The electric field E decreases with distance d from the charge, following an inverse relationship. 2) The potential V increases linearly with 1/d, relating the slope to Coulomb's constant. For a dipole: 3) Graphs of the electric field and potential as a function of position x are provided to analyze the dipole's behavior. Errors are calculated between measured and theoretical values of field and potential at a chosen point.

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    This document describes an experiment measuring the electric field and potential due to a single charge and a dipole. For a single charge: 1) The electric field E decreases with distance d from the charge, following an inverse relationship. 2) The potential V increases linearly with 1/d, relating the slope to Coulomb's constant. For a dipole: 3) Graphs of the electric field and potential as a function of position x are provided to analyze the dipole's behavior. Errors are calculated between measured and theoretical values of field and potential at a chosen point.

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    Lab 3 - Electric Field Report

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    This document describes an experiment measuring the electric field and potential due to a single charge and a dipole. For a single charge: 1) The electric field E decreases with distance d from the charge, following an inverse relationship. 2) The potential V increases linearly with 1/d, relating the slope to Coulomb's constant. For a dipole: 3) Graphs of the electric field and potential as a function of position x are provided to analyze the dipole's behavior. Errors are calculated between measured and theoretical values of field and potential at a chosen point.

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    Structure of Physics 2, Summer 2020, Lab

    3 Name: Flo
    Brizeus_______________
    Electric Fields and Potentials - Report
    Date: ___________________

    Complete and submit this Report file. The item numbers below correspond to the
    numbers in the Instructions file. In your answers, be sure to use the correct units and an
    appropriate number of significant figures.

    One charge

    7. Electric field and potential due to a single charge

    d (m) 0.133 0.147 0.238 0.384 0.43 0.493 0.568 0.764

    E(V /m) 108 78.6 54.2 25.4 27.9 20 17.4 10.3


    V (V ) 32.9 28.3 21.5 15.4 14.8 13.4 12.4 9.49

    1. Submit the graph of E as a function of d along with this report file.

    Effect of Distance over the Electric field of A


    Charge
    120
    100
    Electric Field (V/m)

    80
    60
    40
    20
    0
    0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

    Distance (m)

    2. Describe how E varies with d.

    As the distance between the charge and the sensors increases, the magnitude of the
    electric field decreases. There seems to be an inverse relationship between the two.

    3. Submit the graph of V as a function of d along with this report file.


    Structure of Physics 2, Summer 2020, Lab
    3

    Effect of Distance Over Electric Potential of A


    Charge
    35
    30
    Electric Potential (V)

    25
    20
    15
    10
    5
    0
    0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8

    Distance (m)

    4. Submit the graph of V as a function of 1/d along with this report file.

    Effect of distance over Electric Potential


    8
    7 f(x) = 0.29 x − 1.75
    6
    5
    1/d (m)

    4
    3
    2
    1
    0
    5 10 15 20 25 30 35

    Electric potential (V)

    5. Record the equation for the best fit trend line: y = 0.2869x – 1.7533

    6. Give an expression relating the slope of the best fit line to Coulomb’s constant k e:

    V = ((Keq)/d)

    Y = 0.2859x – 1.7533

    k e = ______________________
    Structure of Physics 2, Summer 2020, Lab
    3
    1. Describe qualitatively the equipotential lines. What shape are they? Where are the
    located?

    The equipotential lines measure the electric potential or voltage of each sensor in
    relation to the positive 1nC charge. They are circular shaped lines and perpendicular to
    the electric field with no specific direction. They also connect all the points that have
    similar potential energy and are parallel to the surface of the conducting charge.

    Dipole

    18. Electric field and potential due to a single charge

    x (m) -2.93 -2.58 -2.29 1.53 1.22 0.88 0.58 0.116 0.148 0.537 0.917
    E x (V /m) 8.83 22.8 94.4 58.8 20.8 15.9 21.6 131 77.6 15.9 6.62
    V (V ) -6.54 -11.6 -25.6 -16.7 -5.5 0.502 5.49 28.9 24.55 9.39 5.49
    V = K (q/r)
    E = Kq/r^2
    7. Submit the graph of E x as a function of x along with this report file.

    8. Submit the graph of V as a function of x along with this report file.

    9. Record the chosen value of x 0: _____0.88_m_________

    10. Compute the x component of the electric field at x 0 by adding together the x
    ⃗ ⃗
    components of E and E (Be careful with the signs!).
    +¿ ¿ −¿¿

    11. Compute the fractional error in measured value Emx compared with the theoretical
    result Ethx .
    Structure of Physics 2, Summer 2020, Lab
    3

    12. Compute the potential at x 0 by adding V +¿¿ and V −¿ ¿.

    13. Compute the fractional error in measured value V m compared with the theoretical
    result V th.

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