Electric Field Mapping

Essence
The purpose of this lab is to observe electric field produced in the
space between two charged particles. To do this, we performed simple
experiment in this lab. Two charged particles of different shaped such
as hollow cylinders or rectangular shaped cylinders are passed with
each other to produce electric field in between them. To determine the
electric field, that charged particles are dipped completely in water and
a battery of 10 volts is also connected with this be defining positive
and negative terminals. With the help of DMM, space is created
between them which results in the production of electric field lines and
observed that the direction of electric field lines move from negative to
positive terminal.

Analysis
In this lab, from repeated experiments, it is analyzed that electric field
lines propagate from positive terminal to negative terminal and electric
field lines are perpendicular to the surface of the material. It is
analyzed that when two charged objects are placed with each other, an
electric field is produced between them and an electric potential is

created in the space between them. The intensity of electric potential

depends on the charge present on that charged particles.

Conclusion
It is concluded that an electric potential is produced whenever two
differently shaped charged objects are placed. Depending upon the
charge present on that objects, electric files move from positive to
negative side and that electric field lines are always perpendicular to
the surface. While the intensity of electric potential depends on the
number of electric field lines and the space between them.

Expansion
It is stated the electric potential between charged particles is based on
the number of electric field lines between them. When a battery of 10
volts is connected, the hollow shaped conductors gets charged which
results in production of electric field lines. By changing the hollow
shaped cylinders, experiment will be same but results will be different
because production of electric field between objects depends on
conductive property of that objects and greater electric field lines will
produce if material is more conductive.