CH 23 Knight 4th

PHYSICS
FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS A STRATEGIC APPROACH 4/E
Chapter 23 Lecture
RANDALL D. KNIGHT
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Chapter 23 The Electric Field
IN THIS CHAPTER, you will learn how to

calculate and use the electric field.
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Four Key Electric Fields: Slide 1 of 2

Four Key Electric Fields: Slide 2 of 2

Electric Field of a Point Charge

The Electric Field
 The electric field

was defined as
= on q /q
where on q is the
electric force on
test charge q.
 The SI units of
electric field are
therefore
Newtons per
Coulomb (N/C).
The Electric Field of Multiple Point Charges
 Suppose the source of an electric field is a group of

point charges q1, q2, …
 The net electric field Enet is the vector sum of the
electric fields due to each charge.
 In other words, electric fields obey the principle of
superposition.

Problem-Solving Strategy: The Electric Field of
Multiple Point Charges

Multiple Point Charges

Electric Dipoles
 Two equal but

opposite charges
separated by a
small distance form
an electric dipole.
 The figure shows
two examples.

The Dipole Moment
 It is useful to define the

dipole moment p,
shown in the figure, as
the vector:
 The SI units of the dipole moment are C m.

The Dipole Electric Field at Two Points

The Electric Field of a Dipole
 The electric field at a point on the axis of a dipole is
where r is the distance measured from the center of

the dipole.
 The electric field in the plane that bisects and is
perpendicular to the dipole is
 This field is opposite to the dipole direction, and it is

only half the strength of the on-axis field at the same
distance.
Example 23.2 The Electric Field of a Water
Molecule

Electric Field Lines
 Electric field lines are
continuous curves
tangent to the
electric field vectors.
 Closely spaced field
lines indicate a
greater field strength.
 Electric field lines
start on positive
charges and end on
negative charges.
 Electric field lines
never cross.

Electric Field Lines of a Point Charge

The Electric Field of a Dipole
 This figure represents the electric field of a dipole using

electric field lines.
Continuous Charge Distributions
 The linear charge
density of an object
of length L and
charge Q is defined
as
 Linear charge
density, which has
units of C/m, is the
amount of charge
per meter of length.

Continuous Charge Distributions
 The surface charge density
of a two-dimensional
distribution of charge
across a surface of area A
is defined as
 Surface charge
density, with units
C/m2, is the amount
of charge per square
meter.
a Continuous Distribution of Charge

a Continuous Distribution of Charge

The Electric Field of a Line of Charge
The Electric Field of a Finite Line of
Charge  Example 23.3 in the text
uses integration to find
the electric field strength
at a radial distance r in
the plane that bisects a
rod of length L with total
charge Q:

An Infinite Line of Charge
 The electric field of a

thin, uniformly charged
rod may be written
 If we now let L → ∞,
the last term becomes
simply 1 and we’re left
with

A Ring of Charge
 Consider the on-axis
electric field of a positively
charged ring of radius R.
 Define the z-axis to be the
axis of the ring.
 The electric field on the
z-axis points away from
the center of the ring,
increasing in strength until
reaching a maximum
when |z| ≈ R, then
decreasing:

A Disk of Charge
 Consider the on-axis

electric field of a positively
charged disk of radius R.
 Define the z-axis to be the
axis of the disk.
 The electric field on the
z-axis points away from
the center of the disk, with
magnitude:

Example 23.5 The Electric Field of a Charged
Disk

Example 23.5 The Electric Field of a Charged
Disk

A Plane of Charge
 The electric field of a plane of charge is found from the

on-axis field of a charged disk by letting the radius
R → ∞.
 The electric field of an infinite plane of charge with surface
charge density η is
 For a positively charged plane, with η > 0, the electric

field points away from the plane on both sides of the
plane.
 For a negatively charged plane, with η < 0, the electric
field points toward the plane on both sides of the plane.
A Plane of Charge

A Sphere of Charge
 A sphere of charge Q and radius R, be it a uniformly

charged sphere or just a spherical shell, has an
electric field outside the sphere that is exactly the
same as that of a point charge Q located at the center
of the sphere:

The Parallel-Plate Capacitor
 The figure shows two
electrodes, one with
charge +Q and the other
with –Q placed face-to-
face a distance d apart.
 This arrangement of two
electrodes, charged
equally but oppositely, is
called a parallel-plate
capacitor.
 Capacitors play important
roles in many electric
circuits.
 The figure shows two
capacitor plates, seen
from the side.
 Because opposite
charges attract, all of
the charge is on the
inner surfaces of the
two plates.
 Inside the capacitor,
the net field points
toward the negative
plate.
 Outside the capacitor,
the net field is zero.
 The electric field of a capacitor is
where A is the surface area of each electrode.
 Outside the capacitor plates, where E+ and E– have

equal magnitudes but opposite directions, the electric
field is zero.

The Ideal Capacitor
 The figure shows the

electric field of an
ideal parallel-plate
capacitor constructed
from two infinite
charged planes.
 The ideal capacitor is
a good approximation
as long as the
electrode separation d
is much smaller than
the electrodes’ size.
A Real Capacitor
 Outside a real capacitor

and near its edges, the
electric field is affected
by a complicated but
weak fringe field.
 We will keep things
simple by always
assuming the plates are
very close together and
using E = η/ 0 for the
magnitude of the field
inside a parallel-plate
capacitor.
Example 23.6 The Electric Field Inside a
Capacitor

Capacitor

Capacitor

Uniform Electric Fields
 The figure shows an

electric field that is the
same—in strength and
direction—at every
point in a region of
space.
 This is called a
uniform electric field.
 The easiest way to
produce a uniform
electric field is with a
parallel-plate
capacitor.
Motion of a Charged Particle in an Electric Field
 Consider a particle of charge q and mass m at a

point where an electric field E has been produced
by other charges, the source charges.
 The electric field exerts a force Fon q = qE.

 The electric field exerts a force Fon q = qE on a charged

particle.
 If this is the only force acting on q, it causes the
charged particle to accelerate with
 In a uniform field, the acceleration is constant:

 “DNA fingerprints” are
measured with the
technique of gel
electrophoresis.
 A solution of negatively
charged DNA fragments
migrate through the gel
when placed in a uniform
electric field.
 Because the gel exerts a
drag force, the fragments
move at a terminal speed
inversely proportional to
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Dipoles in a Uniform Electric Field

electric dipole placed in
a uniform external
electric field.
 The net force on the
dipole is zero.
 The electric field exerts a
torque on the dipole that
causes it to rotate.


electric dipole placed in
a uniform external
electric field.
 The torque causes the
dipole to rotate until it is
aligned with the electric
field, as shown.
 Notice that the positive
end of the dipole is in
the direction in which E
points.

 The figure shows a

sample of permanent
dipoles, such as water
molecules, in an
external electric field.
 All the dipoles rotate
until they are aligned
with the electric field.
 This is the mechanism
by which the sample
becomes polarized.

The Torque on a Dipole
 The torque on a dipole placed in a uniform external

electric field is

Example 23.9 The Angular Acceleration of a
Dipole Dumbbell

Dipole Dumbbell

Dipole Dumbbell

Dipole Dumbbell

Dipole Dumbbell

Dipoles in a Nonuniform Electric Field
 Suppose that a dipole is

placed in a nonuniform
electric field, such as the
field of a positive point
charge.
 The first response of the
dipole is to rotate until it
is aligned with the field.
 Once the dipole is aligned, the leftward attractive force
on its negative end is slightly stronger than the rightward
repulsive force on its positive end.
 This causes a net force to the left, toward the point
charge.
Dipoles in a Nonuniform Electric Field
 A dipole near a negative point charge is also

attracted toward the point charge.
 The net force on a dipole is toward the direction of
the strongest field.
 Because field strength increases as you get closer
to any finite-sized charged object, we can
conclude that a dipole will experience a net
force toward any charged object.

Example 23.10 The Force on a Water Molecule




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PHYSICS

FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS A STRATEGIC APPROACH 4/E

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 The electric field

 Suppose the source of an electric field is a group of

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 Two equal but

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 It is useful to define the

 The SI units of the dipole moment are C m.

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where r is the distance measured from the center of

 This field is opposite to the dipole direction, and it is

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 This figure represents the electric field of a dipole using

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 The electric field of a

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 Consider the on-axis

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 The electric field of a plane of charge is found from the

 For a positively charged plane, with η > 0, the electric

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 A sphere of charge Q and radius R, be it a uniformly

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 The electric field of a capacitor is

where A is the surface area of each electrode.

 Outside the capacitor plates, where E+ and E– have

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 The figure shows the

 Outside a real capacitor

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 The figure shows an

 Consider a particle of charge q and mass m at a

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 The electric field exerts a force Fon q = qE on a charged

 In a uniform field, the acceleration is constant: