Ms. Alyssa Marie C. Paisan General Physics 2 Stem-Science Unit University of The East - Caloocan

MS. ALYSSA MARIE C.
PAISAN
GENERAL PHYSICS 2
STEM-SCIENCE UNIT
UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST - CALOOCAN
Objectives
 Describe an electric field as a region in which an
electric charge experiences a force;
 Draw electric field patterns due to systems with
isolated point charges;
 Use in calculations the relationship between the
electric field and the electric force on a test charge;
and
 Calculate the electric field due to a system of point
charges using Coulomb’s law and the superposition
principle.
MS. ALYSSA MARIE C. PAISAN | GENERAL PHYSICS 2 | STEM-SCIENCE UNIT | UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST - CALOOCAN
Outline
 Electric Field: Definition and
Descriptions
 Electric Field Sample Problems (One
source charge involved)
 Electric Field due to Two to Three
Point Charges
What comes into your mind
when you hear the word “field”?
Electric Field
 a region around a charged particle or object
within which an electric force would be exerted
on other charged particles or objects.
 Vector quantity
 Symbol: E
 SI Unit: Newton per
Coulomb (N/C)
Electric Field Strength
 The magnitude of the electric field strength is defined as
the electric force exerted by a source charge to a test
charge divided by the magnitude of the test charge.
Source charge – a larger charge
(compared to the test charge) which
is the “source” of the electric field
Symbol: Q
Test charge – a smaller charge used
to measure the electric field
strength.
Symbol: q0
 The magnitude of the electric field strength is defined as
the electric force exerted by a source charge to a test
charge divided by the magnitude of the test charge.
Fe = Eq0
E - electric field strength (N/C)
Fe Fe - electric force exerted by the
E=
q0 source charge on the test charge (N)
q0 - test charge (C)
Fe
q0 =
E
Fe k q1 q 2 k Qq0
E= Fe = 2
→ Fe =
q0 r r2
k Qq0
2 k Qq0 1
E= r E=
q0 r2 q0
kQ k – Coulomb’s constant; Q – source charge;

E= 2 r – distance between source charge and test
r charge or any point in the region around it
Electric Field Lines
 A convenient aid of visually representing the
vector nature of an electric field is through the
use of electric field lines of force.
Electric Field lines for isolated Electric Field lines for isolated
positive source charge negative source charge
Electric Field lines of two charges interacting
Electric Field lines of two oppositely charged parallel plates
Rules on Electric Field Lines
1. Lines begin and end only
at charges (beginning at
+ charges, ending at -
charges) or at Infinity.
2. Lines are closer together
where the field is
stronger.
3. Larger charges have
more field lines
beginning or ending on
them.
Rules on Electric Field Lines
4. Electric Field lines never
cross (since E must point in a
definite direction unless it is
zero).
5. At any location, the direction
of the electric field is tangent to
the electric field line that passes
through that location.
Conceptual Problem No.1
Conceptual Problem No.2
Sample Problem No. 1
Esmeralda pulls her wool sweater over her head, which
charges her body as the sweater rubs against her cotton
shirt. What is the electric field at a location where a 1.60 ×
10−19 C -piece of lint experiences a force of a 3.20 × 10−9
N as it floats near Esmeralda?
GIVEN REQUIRED EQUATION
q0 = 1.60 × 10−19 C E =? Fe
Fe = 3.20 × 10−9 N E=
q0
Esmeralda pulls her wool sweater over her head, which
charges her body as the sweater rubs against her cotton
shirt. What is the electric field at a location where a 1.60 ×
10−19 C -piece of lint experiences a force of a 3.20 × 10−9
N as it floats near Esmeralda?
SOLUTION ANSWER
3.20×10−9 N E = 2 × 1010 N/C
E=
1.60×10−19 C
Sample Problem No. 2 (p. 24 of textbook)
Find the force on an electron if it is placed at a point where
the electric field intensity is 240 N/C directed to the right.
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Calculate the magnitude and direction of the electric field
0.45 m from a +7.85 x 10−9 C point charge.
Source: University Physics

14th Ed. Global Edition 2016
(Young and Freedman)
Things We Need to Recall
kQ
E=
r2
 How to add vectors
 Net electric field: ΣE
Sample Problem No. 1 (p.25 of textbook)
A charge of 20 × 10−6 C is 20 cm from another charge of
60 × 10−6 C. (a) Find the force between them. (b) Determine
the E midway between them. (c) How much force will be
experienced by an electron placed midway between them.
SKETCH FBD
GIVEN REQUIRED EQUATION
Q1 = +20 × 10−6 C (a) Fe =? kQ Q
(a) Fe = 1 22 rF
Q2 = +60 × 10−6 C (b) ΣE =? kQ
rE = 0.1 m (b) E = ; ΣE = E1 − E2
(c) Fe =? (on electron) rE 2
rF = 0.2 m (c) Fe = ΣEq0
q0 = 1.602 × 10−19 C
k = 9 × 109 Nm2 /C2
SOLUTION (a) ANSWER (a)
9×109 Nm2 /C2 20×10−6 C 60×10−6 C Fe = 270 N
(a) Fe = (0.2m)2
SOLUTION (b.1) SOLUTION (b.2)

9×109 Nm2 /C2 20×10−6 C 9×109 Nm2 /C2 60×10−6 C
E1 = E2 =
(0.1m)2 (0.1m)2
6
E1 = 18 × 10 N/C E2 = 54 × 106 N/C
SOLUTION (b.3) SOLUTION (c)
ΣE = 18 × 106 N C − 54 × 106 N/C Fe = 36 × 106 N C 1.602 × 10−19 C
ANSWER (b) ANSWER (c)

ΣE = 36 × 106 N C, left Fe = 5.76 × 10−12 N, right
At the three consecutive corners of a square, 10 cm on
each side, are point charges 4 × 10−6 C, 8 × 10−6 C, and
12 × 10−6 C respectively. Find the net electric field at the
fourth corner of the square.
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kQ k – Coulomb’s constant; Q – source charge;

Electric Field lines of two charges interacting

Electric Field lines of two oppositely charged parallel plates

Send your answers through the padlet link.

Send your answers through the padlet link.

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SOLUTION (b.1) SOLUTION (b.2)

ANSWER (b) ANSWER (c)

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