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EF 2. Electric Field Edited

By Jingnan Huang · March 21, 2025 · 760 Words

Last Edit: 3/21/25

Electric Field 电场
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We want the charge to be small so that it does not disturb the object’s charge distribution

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Electric Field Strength 电场强度
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$$ \vec{E} = \frac{\vec{F}}{q_0} $$

Electric Field Lines 电场线
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ex. Graph Interpretation of Electric Field
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In the figure the electric field lines on the left have twice the separation as those on the right. (a) If the magnitude of the field at A is 39 N/C, what is the magnitude of the force on a proton at A? (b) What is the magnitude of the field at B?

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The Electric Field Due to a charged Particle
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$$ F = \frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{|q||q_0|}{r^2} $$

$$ \vec{E} = \frac{\vec{F}}{q_0} = \frac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_0} \frac{q}{r^2}\quad \text{(charged particle)} $$

Principle of superposition 电场的叠加原理
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$$ \vec{E} = \vec{E}_1 + \vec{E}_2 + \cdots + \vec{E}_n $$

ex. Electric Field Superposition
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In the figure the four particles are fixed in place and have charges \(q_1 = q_2 = 4e\), \(q_3 = 2e\), and \(q_4 = -8e\). Distance d=4.75d = 4.75 µm. What is the magnitude of the net electric field at point P due to the particles?

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A Point Charge in an Electric Field
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Millikan Oil-drop Experiment
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