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Main Idea: Electromagnetism

As you read p. 556-630 in your Holt Physics textbook chapter for Electricity: Identify the main
idea as well as the three supporting ideas for that main idea. In the main idea box: define,
describe and provide reasoning for what the most basic, main and central idea is in this unit. In
each of the supporting idea boxes: define and describe as well as show how the supporting ideas
all relate to each other. There should be an equation for each supporting idea that ties to at
least one other idea. Then at the bottom of each supporting ideas box provide a completed
practice problem based on that idea as well. This activity is meant to help promote a more
intuitive understanding of how different concepts in the unit relate to one another. Hopefully,
after completion of this assignment, certain concepts will seem more understood as being
related than previously. Include some tie to MAGNETISM as well. The organizer shall be due by
the end of this week: Friday.
Electric Charge
All objects in the world are made up of an infinite amount of particles, which can be charged. Charge is
the property by which a particle is said to be affiliated in such a way as to have a preference of which
other source charges it would like to be near. The two different distinctions for charge are positive (eg:
positron) and negative (eg: electron). The symbol for charge is Q, and the units are Coulombs.

Electric Field (unit: V/m or N/C)
Electric Potential (unit: V)
Electric Current (unit: A)
The Electric Field is best defined
Electric Potential (also known
An electric current is defined to
as the ratio of voltage per
as Voltage) is defined as the
be the rate of change of electric
meter. Another definition of
Work per unit charge. It is best
charge. It is best understood as
the electric field is the force per
understood as the work
the ratio of charge per time.
charge ratio. The direction of
required to move a point
Similar to how a river of what is
the field is said to be in the
charge from one place to
made up of water molecules,
direction that would apply a
another. Another definition for
an electric current is simply a
force on a positive test charge.
electric potential is the product
flow of electric charge.
The electric field lines point
of the negative electric field
Conventionally the electric
radially outward from positive
with the distance. In many
current flows from positive to
to negative charges. E-fields are
ways, voltage is simply
negative, similar to how the
like the slope on a hillside,
describing different distance
electric field lines orient. The
whereas the voltage are the
points along an electric field.
most simple magnetic fields
various heights.

originate from simple currents.

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It is the ratio of volts per

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resistance.
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A

What is the work required to
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What is the E-field on a 7 C
move a 20 C charge over 50 V?
How long does it take 1.50 C of
charge exerted under a 100 N

charge to pass in a 7 A wire?
force?
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