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ElectrostaticsGetting a Charge Out of Physics
Slide2What is Electrostatics?The study of stationary electric charges and electric fields - all ordinary matter contains both positive and negative charges. - most matter is electrically neutral because it
contains the same number of positive and negative charges
Slide3Electrical charge is conserved
Objects can become charged by gaining or losing electrons – not through the creation of charges
The
net charge
is also called
excess charge because a charged object has an excess of either positive or negative charges. - positive charge comes from the loss of electrons - negative charge comes from gaining electronsA tiny imbalance in either positive or negative charge on an object is the cause of static electricity.
Conservation of Charge
Slide4Magnitude of Charge The unit of electric charge is the coulomb ( C ).
- one coulomb is equal to the charge of 6.02 x 10
18
electrons or protons
The magnitude of the charge
on the electrons and protons is the same 1.602 x 10-19 C this magnitude of charge is referred to as elementary charge – represented by ( e )
Slide5Quantization of ChargeThe quantity of charge found on all charged objects will always be a multiple of e q = n e
Charge can be 2e, 3e, 4e etc… it can’t be 0.5e or 1.4 e
an object with a charge of -4e has gained 4 electrons and has a negative charge
an object with a charge of 3e has lost three electrons and has a positive charge
q = net chargen = the number of electrons moving
Slide6Electric Force
Electric forces are created between all electric charges.
Because there are two kinds of charge (positive and negative) the electrical force between charges can
attract
or
repel.
Slide7Coulomb’s Law
Coulomb
’
s law
relates the force between two single charges separated by a distance.
Force
(N)
Constant
9 x10
9
N
.
m
2
/C
2
Distance (m)
F =
k
q
1
q
2
d
2
Charges (C)
Slide8Slide9Basic Implication of Coulomb’s Law
The force between two charges gets stronger as the charges move closer together.
The force also gets stronger if the amount of charge becomes larger.
Slide10The force between two charges is directed along the line connecting their centers.
Electric forces always occur in pairs according to Newton
’
s third law, like all forces.
Slide11The Specifics of Coulomb’s Law
The force between charges is directly proportional to the magnitude, or amount, of each charge.
Doubling one charge doubles the force.
Doubling both charges quadruples the force.
Slide12Coulomb’s Law an Inverse Square Law
The force between charges is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Doubling the distance reduces the force by a factor of 2
2
= (4), decreasing the force to one-fourth its original value (1/4).
This relationship is called an inverse square law because force and distance follow an inverse square relationship.
Slide13Coulomb’s Law vs. Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation
F =
k
q
1
q2 d2F = G M m
d
2
Coulomb’s Law
Newton’s Law
k = 9 x10
9
N
.
m
2
/C
2
G = 6.67 x10
-11
N
.
m2/kg2
Electric force is much stronger than gravitational forceGravitational force is always an attractive force, electricalforce is both attractive and repulsive
Both are inverse square laws – the magnitude of both forces
vary as the inverse of the distance between charges or masses