644 B
644 B
Electric Force, Field, and Potential
Summary
- Charge is quantized, integer multiple of
e=1.6x10^{-19}. q=\pm ne- Coulomb's law:
F=k\frac{p_1p_2}{n^2}; directly proportional to charge, inversely proportional to distance. - Same signs repel, opposite signs attract.
- Electric force is stronger than gravity for tiny particles, gravity controls large scale because big objects are usually neutral.
- Electric permittivity measures how much a material polarizes in a field. Conductors let charge move freely, insulators don't.
- Only need to calculate force for 4 or less interacting charges unless situation is highly symmetrical.