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Electric Field Example 1:

• Like the electric force,  


the electric field is also a vector
• If there is an electric force acting on an
object having a charge qo, then the electric
field at that point is given by

 F
E
q0

Example 2:

The force on a positively charged object is in the


same direction as the electric field at that point,  
Example 3:
Compute the electric field experienced by a
test charge q= +8.0 µC from a source charge Q=
+15 µC in a vacuum when the test charge is
placed 0.20 m away from the other charge.
While the force on a negative test charge is in the
opposite direction as the electric field at the point Electric Field Lines
• An electric field can be graphically
represented using electric field lines.
• Electric field can be computed using the • The density or the thickness of these lines
equation is directly proportional to the strength of
the electric field at any region in space.
• If the field lines are close to each other, the
electric field is stronger.
• Electric field lines are drawn based on the
ELECTRIC FIELDS  charge being considered.
• Positive charges drawn from them.
• Wherein:
– Positive charges drawn outward
– E is the electric field (away from the positive charge)
• Negative charges drawn to them.
– Q is the source charge – Negative charges drawn inward
– r is the distance from the source (toward the negative charge)
charge where the electric field is
being measured. Electric Field

• What is the unit used to measure


electric field?
-Newton per coulomb (N/C)

A positive charge sets up an electric field pointing


away from the charge
 The STRONGER CHARGES will result
STRONGER FORCE, and
 The WEAKER CHARGES will result
WEAKER FORCE.

 The greater the distance, the weaker is the


A negative charge sets up an electric field pointing force between them.
towards the charge  The force strengthens as the charges move
closer to each other.
• Space around a charge.
 This force can be computed using
Coulomb’s Law for electrostatics.
How electric charges use force when they
interact with each other?
The act of repelling implies pushing.
The act of attracting suggest pulling.

COULOMB’S LAW
• What is the difference?

Electric Field Lines Sample Problem 1


• Electric field lines are represented by
arrows showing the direction of the What is the electrostatic force of attraction
electric field from the positive charge to between a −6.0𝑥10^(−6) 𝐶 charge and a
the negative charge. 4.0𝑥10^(−6) 𝐶 charge if they are separated by a
• In life, people have positive values tend to distance of 3 meters?
be givers, whereas individuals with
negative attitudes just want to take
without giving. Sample Problem 2
Two identically charged one-peso coins are 1.5 m
Electrostatic Force apart on a table. What is the charge of one of the
 The attraction and repulsion between two coins if each of them experiences a repulsive force
charged bodies. of 2.0 N?
 The COULOMB FORCE also known as
electrostatic force is a vector quantity and
is expressed in units of newton.
 directly proportional to the product of the
charges and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between the two
charges.
ELECTROSTATIC FORCE
( Superposition Principle )
 Addition of forces applied on a body.
 When the body is in equilibrium, the net
external force acting on that body is zero.
Sample Problem 1
Consider the following three point charges
arranged along x-axis:
a. 𝑞_1 has a charge of −8.0 𝜇𝐶 and is
located at x=-3.0 m
b. 𝑞_2 carries a charge of 3.0 𝜇𝐶 and is
located at the origin
c. 𝑞_3 has a charge of −4.0 𝜇𝐶 and is
located at x=3.0 m
What is the overall force experienced by 𝑞_2?

Sample Problem 2
Three point charges are arranged along the y-axis
in a vacuum. The topmost charge bears a charge
of −4.0 𝜇𝐶, the middle charge has the charge of
+3.0 𝜇𝐶, and the bottom one carries −7.0 𝜇𝐶
charge. What is the magnitude and direction of the
net electrostatic force that the middle charge
experiences?

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