Week 3 Electric Field

ELECTRIC HI
FIELD
Electric Field Lines
ELECTRIC An electric field is said to exist
FIELD
Electric Field Lines
in the region or space around a
charged object, the source
charge.
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When another charged object

– test charge – enters this
field, an electric force acts
on it.
ELECTRIC FIELD LINES
The direction of the fields is defined by the force on a positive test charge.
A positive test charge is repelled by A positive test charge is attracted by

a positive charge so the direction extends a negative charge so the direction is
away from it. towards a negative point charge.
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See simulation
• https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/charges-and-fields/latest/charg
es-and-fields_en.html
ELECTRIC FIELD LINES
The direction of the fields is defined by the force on a positive test charge.
Electric field lines of two Electric field lines of two

same point charges. opposite point charges.
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ELECTRIC 𝑬=
𝑭
FIELD 𝒒
𝑘𝑄𝑞
A point charge Q produces the 𝐸= 2 (force from coulomb’s law)
radial field and a small positive test 𝑞𝑟

charge q is placed in the field using
Coulomb’s Law the force, Electric
field is the electric force per unit 𝒌𝑸
𝑬= 𝟐
charge. 𝒓
1. A charge of exerts a force of in the right 2. What is the magnitude and direction of
side of a positive test charge . What is the electric field 10cm on the left hand of a
magnitude and direction of the electric field at negative charge?
the location of the test charge?
𝟏𝟎𝒄𝒎
Given:
𝑞=2 ×10− 6 𝐶 𝑘=9× 109 𝑁 𝑚2 / 𝐶 2
Given: 𝑟 =10 𝑐𝑚=0.10 𝑚
𝑞=5 ×10− 6 𝐶 𝐹 =2 ×10− 4 𝑁 𝒌𝒒
𝑬=
𝑭 𝒓𝟐
𝑬= 9 2 2
𝒒
𝐸=(9× 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿
𝐸=
2× 10− 4 𝑁 𝐸=|−1,800,000 𝑁 /𝐶 |
−6
5 ×10 𝐶
, to the right.
, to the left
3.Two identical point charges of 100x10- are
separated by a distance of 1m as shown. Find the 1𝑚
magnitude and direction of electric field midway
between them. 𝒒𝟏 𝒒𝟐
𝒌𝒒 𝒌𝒒
𝑬= 𝟐 𝑬=
𝒓
𝟐 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑡 =3.6 ×106 𝑁 / 𝐶 − 3.6 ×10 6 𝑁 / 𝐶
𝒓
9 2 2
𝐸=(9× 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ 𝐸=(9× 109 𝑁 𝑚2 /𝐶 2 )¿¿ 𝑬 𝒏𝒆𝒕 =𝟎 𝑵 / 𝑪
, to the right , to the left
, to the right , to the left

4. What is the magnitude and direction of
electric field at a point midway between two 𝒒𝟐 𝒒𝟏
equal and opposite charges of magnitude which 8𝑐𝑚 8𝑐𝑚
are 16 cm apart as shown below? 2.5 ×10 −7 𝐶 -
𝒌 𝒒𝟏 𝒌 𝒒𝟐
𝑬𝟏 = 𝑬𝟐 = 𝟐
𝒓
𝟐 𝒓
9 2 2
𝑬 𝟏 =(9 × 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ 𝑬 𝟐 =(9 × 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿
9 2 2
𝑬 𝟐 =|3.52 ×10 𝑁 / 𝐶| 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑡 =3.52 ×10 5 𝑁 / 𝐶 +3.52 ×105 𝑁 / 𝐶

5
𝑬 𝟏 =|− 3.52×10 𝑁 / 𝐶|
5
, to the right , to the right

, to the right
5. A 6.08 charge is placed at the origin and a -
8.7 is places 3m to the right of it. What is the 𝒒𝟏 𝒒𝟐
magnitude and direction of the electric field 7m
meters from the origin? 3𝑚
7𝑚
𝒌𝒒 𝒌𝒒
𝑬𝟏 = 𝟐 𝑬𝟐 =
𝒓 𝒓
𝟐 𝐸𝑇 =1 667.76 𝑁 / 𝐶 −4893.75 𝑁 / 𝐶
9 2 2
𝑬 𝟏 =(9 × 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ 𝑬 𝟐 =(9 × 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿ ¿
9 2 2
, to the left
𝑬 𝟐 =|− 4893 𝑁 / 𝐶|
, to the right
, to the left
6.Two point charges are on x- 2.3𝑚 3.1𝑚
axis. What is the magnitude
and direction of the electric 𝒒 𝟏=¿ 𝒒 𝟐=¿
field 6m from the origin?
6𝑚
𝒌𝒒 𝒌𝒒
𝑬𝟏 = 𝟐 𝑬𝟐 =
𝒓 𝒓
𝟐
+
9 2 2 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑡 =1.73 𝑁 / 𝐶
𝑬 𝟏 =(9 × 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ 𝑬 𝟐 =(9× 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ 9 2 2
, to the right
, to the left , to the right
7. A particle of charge is located on the x-
axis at x=0.67m. A second charge at 𝒒 𝟏=¿−2𝜇𝐶
x=2.52m. Find the electric field strength at 0.67 𝑚
the origin? 1.85 𝑚
𝒒 𝟐=¿5𝜇𝐶
𝒌𝒒
𝑬𝟏 =
𝒓𝟐
𝐸 𝑛𝑒𝑡 =40098.02 𝑁 / 𝐶 −7086.17 𝑁 / 𝐶
9 2 2
𝑬 𝟏 =(9× 10 𝑁 𝑚 /𝐶 )¿¿ , to the right
, to the right
𝒌𝒒
𝑬𝟐 =
𝒓𝟐
𝑬 𝟐 =(9× 109 𝑁 𝑚2 /𝐶 2 )¿¿

to the left
8. Find the magnitude and direction of the total electric field at the origin of the coordinate
system due to the two-point charges, q1, and q2. The two charges are located at the x-y
coordinate position of (0.0, -2.0 cm) and (+4.00 cm, 0.0), respectively, as shown in the figure

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ELECTRIC HI

When another charged object

A positive test charge is repelled by A positive test charge is attracted by

Electric field lines of two Electric field lines of two

radial field and a small positive test 𝑞𝑟

, to the right , to the left

, to the right , to the left

𝑬 𝟐 =|3.52 ×10 𝑁 / 𝐶| 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑡 =3.52 ×10 5 𝑁 / 𝐶 +3.52 ×105 𝑁 / 𝐶

, to the right , to the right

𝑬 𝟐 =(9× 109 𝑁 𝑚2 /𝐶 2 )¿¿

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