Week 2 Flashcards
(8 cards)
1
Q
Coulomb’s law can only be directly applied to —–
A
objects #1 and #2 that are
point charges or uniformly charged spheres.
2
Q
The electric field, 𝑬, is
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a defined quantity that can also be useful
when considering electric forces
3
Q
define electric field
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Where F is the electric force experienced by a test charge q0
placed in the field (produced by other “source” charges).
- Units are Newtons/Coulomb = N/C
4
Q
Force on _____ test charge is in direction of field
A
positive
5
Q
Force on _____ test charge is in opposite direction of field
A
negative
6
Q
Larger magnitude field E causes ______ magnitude force F
A
larger
7
Q
what is “source” point charge
A
q
8
Q
What is test point charge
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