DETERMINING THE ELECTRIC

FIELD OF A DIPOLE AND

PARALLEL CONDUCTING
LINES BY PLOTTING
EQUIPOTENTIAL LINES

HM BY MYSELF . . . GAUSS WANNA

BE

Almazan GLG, Fernando C, Tadena

EJ
 Introduction
Electric Field

- emitted by a charged particle and ends at a -

particle

- force applied to charged particle

 Introduction

 Potential Energy

A particle experiences force at a

distance within the electric field, every
charged particle also has potential energy
(U).
 Introduction

 Electric potential (V)

- is also known as the potential energy

per unit charge

Electrons – highly mobile

 Objectives

To determine the equipotential lines by

plotting points

To determine the trend in electric potential

To compare the experimental conformation

to the theoretical conformation of
equipotential lines
 Methodology
The equipotential lines were determined
depending on the orientation of the
electrodes.
Methodology
Results
Results
 Discussion

The direction of the electric field goes

from the positive electrode to the negative
electrode

Decreasing potential difference from the

positive electrode to the negative electrode

Perpendicular orientation of equipotential

lines relative to electric field
 Discussion
The direction of the electric field goes
from the positive electrode to the negative
electrode

Higher to
lower
potential
Test charge
 Discussion
Decreasing potential difference from the
positive electrode to the negative
electrode

the conservation
of energy
 Discussion
Perpendicular orientation of equipotential
lines relative to electric field

Conservative force
 Error Analysis

Uncertainty of
Multimeter
 Conclusion
Dipole produced convex and concave
electric field lines; parallel lines produced
parallel electric field lines

Potential difference decreases towards the

negative electrode and increases towards the
positive electrode

Equipotential lines are always

perpendicular to the electric field

Errors were attributed to the uncertainty

of multimeter and the probe tip
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