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Unified La Consolacion College

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
South Luzon (ULCC-SL)

Electric Field
Interactive simulation
Group No./ Name: Group 7 SECTION: OL Grace
De Castro, Angeline P.
Vergara, Earl Lawrence
Burgos, Hannah Aliza
Mercado, Franxinne Ayesha
Carandang, Carl Andrew
Objectives:
1. Define the electric field in terms of force on a test charge.
2. Describe and calculate the electric field produced by one or more point charges.
3. Calculate the magnitude and direction of the test charge on a positive or negative
charge placed in a specified field.
4. Interpret electric field diagrams.
Theory:
Electric field theory is a theory proposed by Michael Faraday. This was on line with
gravitational theory. In gravitational theory, two objects attract each other due to a
gravitational force. This force is known to be proportional to the product of the masses of
the objects and proportional inversely to the square of the distance between them.
Similarly, two charged particles are also said to attract or repel each other and the force
between them is proportional to the product of the charges and proportional inversely to
the distance squared between them.
Electric Field Theory:
The electric field theory proposition of the force of attraction or repulsion between two
charges can be represented as
Electric Field force E = Kb_1b_2/m^2 whereb1 and b_2 are the charges and m is the
distance between the charges. The equation further allows us to derive the electric field
equation in case of a unit charge.
This is E=f/q., where f shows the force exerted by electrically charged particle and q
represents the charge. Based on the above equation electric field can also be stated as the
force per unit charge.
Procedure:
1. Using the link https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/charges-and-
fields/latest/charges-and-fields_en.html
Details on its use.
Questions:
1. Three charges are at the corners of an equilateral triangle, as shown in Figure. Calculate the
electric field at a point midway between the two charges on the x-axis.
 2. Two point charges lie along the x -axis. A charge of q1 = −9.0 μC is at x = 6.0 m, and a
charge of q2 = −8.0 μC is at x = −4.0 m. Locate the point (other than infinity) at which the
total electric field is zero.

3. In the Figure, determine the point (other than infinity) at which the total electric field is zero.
Question 1

Question 2
 Question 3

The first picture has an open voltage while the second one has not.
Conclusion:
When I observed my groupmates' computation and graph, I noticed that some of
their answers were not exactly the same, but they were close. This demonstrates that all of
the responses are correct. The force exerted on a negative charge is in the opposite
direction as the force exerted on a positive charge. The direction of the force on a positive
charge is chosen randomly as the direction of the electric field since an electric field has
both magnitude and direction. The electric field around an isolated positive charge is
oriented radially outward because positive charges repel each other. Electric fields are
illustrated as starting on positive charges and ending on negative charges when
represented by lines of force or field lines. As a result, I think that using the PhET simulator
allows us to gain a better understanding of the electric field. The directions of the electric
field can be clearly shown using arrows and other symbols. In addition, we can readily
measure it at a specific location. Overall, this PhET simulator is far more convenient than
the traditional one.