Transcript Physics 17
Physics
Chapter 17:
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Positive Charge
Caused by the Removal of Electrons
Negative Charge
Caused by an Excess of Electrons
Electrically Neutral
Balance of Nucleus and Electron Cloud
Charges
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Like Charges
Repel Each Other
Opposite Charges
Attract Each Other
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Charge is Conserved
Some Atoms May Gain Electrons
Anions
Some Atoms May Lose Electrons
Cations
Charge is Transferred
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Quantity of Charge
Charges are Dependant on
Addition or Removal of Electrons
Charges can be +1, +2, +3 …
or -1, -2, -3 …
One Unit of Charge is 1.6x10-19C
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Quantity of Charge
Charge of an Electron
- 1.6x10-19C
Charge of a Proton
+ 1.6x10-19C
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Charge
Quantity of Charge
Units
Coulomb (C)
Charles Augustin de Coulomb
1736 - 1806
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Conductors
Materials that Allow Charge
(electrons) to Move
Most Metals
Most Salts
Water (with electrolytes)
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Insulators
Materials that Inhibit the Flow of
Charge
Glass
Wood
Plastic
Water (pure)
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Semiconductors
Insulator, but Dynamically
Conductive by Temperature and
Addition of Impurities
Silicon
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Charging by Contact
Static Charge
Insulators
Conductors
Ground
Reservoir
of Electrons
Rub-ee
Rub-er
Charge
Glass Rod
silk
+
Acrylic tube
fur
−
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Charging by Induction
Distributing Charge
Electric Forces and Fields
Transfer of Electrical Charge
Conduction
Charging a Neutral Object Through the
Contact of a Charged Object
Induction
Charging a Neutral Object Through a
Charged Object without Contact
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Force can Act Over a Distance
Force is Directly Proportional to
Distance
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Coulomb’s Law
Forces from Charge
The Greater the Charge, the Greater the
Force
The Closer the Distance, the Greater the
Force
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Coulomb’s Law
F = Electrostatic Force
q = Magnitude of Point Charge (Not -)
r = Distance Separating Point Charges
k = 8.99x109 Nm2/C2
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Coulomb’s Law
Units
Coulomb (C)
1 C = 6.25x1018 electrons
The Charge of One Electron = -1.60x10-19C
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Field Force (No Contact)
Can be Attractive or Repulsive
Gravity Only Attractive
Strong Force
Gravitational Force is Relatively Much Weaker
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Electrical Force
Superposition
More than Two Charged Particles
Vector Sum of the Forces
-q2
F1-2
+q1
F1-3
-q3
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two electrons in an atom are separated by 1.5x10–10 m,
the typical size of an atom. What is the electrical force
between them?
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
Two electrons in an atom are separated by 1.5x10–10 m,
the typical size of an atom. What is the electrical force
between them?
19 2
q1q2
(
1
.
6
x
10
)
9
2
2
8
F k 2 9 x10 Nm / C
1
.
1
x
10
N
10
2
r
(1.5 x10 m)
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two negatively charged bodies each with charge of
-5.0x10–5 C are 0.20 m from each other. What force acts
on each particle?
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
Two negatively charged bodies each with charge of
-5.0x10–5 C are 0.20 m from each other. What force acts
on each particle?
5
2
q1q2
9
2
2 (5 x10 C )
2
F k 2 9 x10 Nm / C
5.6 x10 N
2
r
(0.20m)
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two charges, q1 and q2, are separated by a
distance, d, and exert a force, F, on each other.
What new force will exist if q1 is doubled?
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
If q1 is doubled it becomes 2q1 which doubles F
(2q1 )( q2 )
2F k
2
r
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two charges, q1 and q2, are separated by a
distance, d, and exert a force, F, on each other.
What new force will exist if q1 and q2 are cut in
half?
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
If q1 and q2 are cut in half they become ½ q1 and
½ q2 which reduce F, 4 fold
1 1
q1 q2
1
2 2
F k
2
4
r
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two charges, q1 and q2, are separated by a
distance, d, and exert a force, F, on each other.
What new force will exist if d is tripled?
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
If d is tripled, F is reduced by 32
1
q1q2
F k
2
9
(3r )
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two charges, q1 and q2, are separated by a
distance, d, and exert a force, F, on each other.
What new force will exist if d is cut in half?
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
If d (r) is halved, F is increased by 22
q1q2
4F k
1 2
( r)
2
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
Two charges, q1 and q2, are separated by a
distance, d, and exert a force, F, on each other.
What new force will exist if q1 is tripled and d is
doubled?
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
If q1 is tripled it becomes 3q1 and if d is doubled
the denominator becomes 3r2, so F is reduced
to ¾
3
(3q1 )( q2 )
F k
2
4
2r
q1q2
F k 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
A force of 4.4x103 N exists between a positive charge of
8.0x10–4 C and a negative charge of –3.0x10–4 C. What
distance separates the charges?
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
A force of 4.4x103 N exists between a positive charge of
8.0x10–4 C and a negative charge of –3.0x10–4 C. What
distance separates the charges?
kq1q2
(9.0 x109 Nm2 / C 2 )(8.0 x104 C )(3.0 x104 C )
r
0.70m
3
F
4.4 x10 N
Electric Forces and Fields
Problem
A positive charge of 3.0 µC is pulled on by two negative
charges. One, –2.0 µC, is 0.050 m to the north and the
other, –4.0 µC, is 0.030 m to the south. What total force
is exerted on the positive charge?
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
A positive charge of 3.0 µC is pulled on by two negative
charges. One, –2.0 µC, is 0.050 m to the north and the
other, –4.0 µC, is 0.030 m to the south. What total force
is exerted on the positive charge?
6
6
(
3
.
0
x
10
C
)(
2
.
0
x
10
C)
9
2
2
F1 (9.0 x10 Nm / C )
22 N , north
2
(0.050m)
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
A positive charge of 3.0 µC is pulled on by two negative
charges. One, –2.0 µC, is 0.050 m to the north and the
other, –4.0 µC, is 0.030 m to the south. What total force
is exerted on the positive charge?
6
6
(
3
.
0
x
10
C
)(
4
.
0
x
10
C)
9
2
2
F2 (9.0 x10 Nm / C )
120 N , south
2
(0.030m)
Electric Forces and Fields
Solution
A positive charge of 3.0 µC is pulled on by two negative
charges. One, –2.0 µC, is 0.050 m to the north and the
other, –4.0 µC, is 0.030 m to the south. What total force
is exerted on the positive charge?
F F2 F1 120N 22N 98N , south
Electric Forces and Fields
Homework
Page 655
Problems
18 (3.5x103 N)
19 (45N attractive)
21 (1x10-7N, 12o below +x axis)
23 ?
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Fields
Electric Fields Exist Around Any Object
that Carries a Charge
The Potential Difference Between Two
Charged Objects Can Transfer Energy in
the Form of Electricity
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Fields
Electrical Force is Measured in
C/m, Units are Newtons
Electric Field (E) is Measured in
F/q0, Units are N/C
Electric Forces and Fields
A Charge Creates an
Electric Field in All
Directions
A Second Charge (test
charge), Within the
Electric Field of the
First Charge, Will be
Affected by the Force of
the Electric Field
-q2
q0
+q1
-q3
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Fields (E)
F - Electric Force
2
kq
2
F
q
r
E
k 2
q0
q0
r
F
E
q0
q
Ek 2
r
Electric Forces and Fields
Units
q`= Coulomb
F = Newton
E = Newton/Coulomb (N/C)
q
Ek 2
r
F
E
q
Electric Forces and Fields
The Magnitude of an Electric Field is
Proportional to the Distance From the
Charge Creating the Field
The Closer to the Charge, the Greater the Field
The Further from the Charge, the Weaker the
Field
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Fields Have Direction
Fields Extend Away from Positive Charges
Fields Extend Toward Negative Charges
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Field Lines
Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Field Lines
Electric Forces and Fields
Conductors in
Electrostatic
Equilibrium
St. Elmo’s Fire
Charge Accumulation
at Points of
Conductive Surfaces
Corona
St. Elmo’s Fire Video
Electric Forces and Fields
Conductors in Electrostatic Equilibrium
Van de Graff Generator
Rubber Belt Pulls e- from Felt
Electrons Transfer to Screen
Excess e- at Sphere
Seeking Equilibrium
No Points = No Corona
Electric Forces and Fields
Homework
Page 656-657
Problems
38 (12x103 N/C toward the 30nC Charge)
43 (a, 2x107N/C +x b, 40N)
56 ?