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    Name / Section: Ace Vincent A.

    Luna / 12 - OLOA

    Activity # 1 Charges and Fields


    PhET Simulation

    Introduction: It can be rationalized that the most important concept in physical science
    is like things Repel while opposite things Attracts When working with static electric
    charges, like charges Repel while opposite charges Attracts. These charges can be as
    large as clouds of ionized gas in a nebula one million times the size of the earth, or as
    small as protons and electrons. The rule remains the same. In this lab, you will
    investigate how a charge creates a field around itself and how test charges behave
    when placed in that field.

    Procedure Part I:
    ● Place a 1 nC (nano Coulomb) positive charge and E-Field sensor in the test
    area. Click to observe the field lines in the E-field. Observe the
    sensor’s arrow as you drag it around the in the field.
    ● The sensor’s arrow illustrates the force of attraction or repulsion at a point in an
    electric field.
    ● Replace the positive charge with a negative point charge. To remove charges,
    drag them back into their box. By convention, field arrows point away from a
    positive charge and toward a negative charge. As the sensor gets closer to a
    point charge, the field strength created by that field increases.
    ● Click on show numbers and tape measure to measure the distances from a field-
    creating charge to a test charge. The tape measure can be dragged to a specific
    distance and placed anywhere on the field.
    ● When measuring field strength, click to show lines of equipotential.
    ● Complete the table below using a single positive or negative charge:
    Test charge distance, m Field strength, V/m Potential at location, V
    1.0 m 8.9 V/m 8.9 V

    2.5 m 1.5 V/m 3.6 V

    2.9 m 1.1 V/m 3.1 V

    4.0 m 0.6 V/m 2.2 V

    ● Add at least three charges, using both positive and negative charges. Move the
    voltage meter around and plot the lines of equipotential. Plot at least ten lines.
    ● Sketch the multi-charge system here.
    ● Show the value of the potential on each line of equipotential.
    ● Example:
    Interpretation of Data:

     A single charge is surrounded by spherical lines of equipotential, however this


    can be influenced by additional charges present. Like charges share some lines
    of equipotential that surround both of them, but opposing charges do not.

    Questions:

    1. What is the physical meaning of electric field lines?


     The direction and amplitude of an electric field vector are shown by the electric
    field line. The distance between the lines indicates the magnitude.
    2. Explain what it makes sense that potentials are positive for positive charges and
    negative for negative charges. Remember that a test charge is positive.
     Positive potentials for positive charges and negative potentials for negative
    charges make sense since positive and negative charges are diametrically
    opposed, and in order for a charge to move, an opposing force must act on it.
    3. What is the physical interpretation of the fact that electric field lines are always
    perpendicular to equipotential lines?
     Electric field lines are always perpendicular to equipotential lines because the
    value of the electric potential in an equipotential line is constant. This indicates
    that for a charge to travel along an equipotential, no labor is required. Because a
    charge must work to go from one equipotential line to another, the electric field
    lines are perpendicular to depict the charge's path to a specific place on a
    separate equipotential line.

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