ELECTROSTATICS

Electrostatic Force

Electric Field Intensity

Electric Work and Potential

1 Nanocoulomb (C
k

K=
EXAMPLES: (ELECTROSTATIC FORCE)
3. In the figure the four particles form a square of edge

length a = 5.0 cm and have charges = 9.0 µC, = -20 µC, =
20.0 µC, and = -9.0 µC. What is the magnitude and
direction of the net force on produced by the other 3
particles?
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QUANTITY MKS
Force. F Newton, N
Charge, Q Coulomb, C
Electric Field Intensity, E N/C
 Electric Field Intensity, E Due to an Isolated Charge

E
Q ++ .P • E= =
R
Q – magnitude of the charge
R- distance from the charge to point P
E .p
_ Q
R
EXAMPLES: (ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY)

10 nC
30 nC.
3. A charge of and are placed at corners of the right triangle
shown. Find the magnitude of the electric field intensity, E at point, p.

4cm
P.

3cm
Electric Work & Potential
Electric Work Done in Moving a Charge,

or
 Examples: ( Electric Work and Potential)

2. A charge of and are placed at corners of the 4cm

P.
rectangle shown. Find (a) electric potential at point,
P. (b) work done in moving a charge of 2 from point
3cm
P to the center of the rectangle. (c) work done in
moving a charge of 3 from infinity to point P.
Examples: ( Electric Work and Potential)
3.