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Electric fields key terms
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Coulomb's law
The law stating that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Electric field strength
The force experienced per unit positive charge placed in an electric field, measured in newtons per coulomb (N/C).
Coulomb's Law
The law stating that the 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.
Inverse-Square Law
A principle stating that a specified physical quantity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance from the source of that physical quantity.
Coulomb's law
The law stating that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Electric field strength
The force experienced per unit positive charge placed in an electric field, measured in newtons per coulomb (N/C).
Coulomb's law
Coulomb's law states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Newton's law of gravitation
Newton's law of gravitation states that every point mass attracts every other point mass with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centers.
Electric field strength
The force experienced per unit positive charge placed in an electric field, measured in newtons per coulomb (N/C).
Coulomb's law
A law stating that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Electric Field Strength
The force experienced per unit positive charge placed in an electric field, calculated using the formula E = F / q, where E is the electric field strength (N/C), F is the force (N), and q is the charge (C).
Coulomb's Law
A fundamental principle stating that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, expressed as F = k * |q1 * q2| / r^2, where F is the force (N), k is Coulomb's constant, q1 and q2 are the charges (C), and r is the distance (m).
Electric field strength
The force per unit positive charge experienced by a charge placed in an electric field, measured in newtons per coulomb (N/C).
Coulomb's law
A law stating that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
electric field lines
Imaginary lines that represent the direction and strength of an electric field, where the density of lines indicates the field strength.
point charge
An idealized model of a charged particle that has negligible size and is used to simplify the analysis of electric fields.
Electric potential
Electric potential is defined as the work done per unit charge in moving a positive charge from a reference point to a specific point in an electric field.
Electric field strength
Electric field strength is defined as the force experienced per unit positive charge placed in the field.
Electric potential
Electric potential is the work done per unit charge in moving a positive charge from a reference point to a specific point in an electric field.
Potential difference
Potential difference is the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field, representing the work done to move a unit charge between those points.
Electric Potential Energy
The energy possessed by a charge due to its position in an electric field, calculated as the product of the charge and the electric potential difference.
Electric Potential Difference
The work required per unit positive charge to move a charge between two points in an electric field, measured in volts.
electric potential graph
A graphical representation showing the relationship between electric potential and position in an electric field.
electric potential energy
The energy a charge possesses due to its position in an electric field, calculated as the product of charge and electric potential.
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