Imp Points Electrostats

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With rise in temperature dielectric constant of liquid decreases.

If X-rays are incident on a charged electroscope, due to ionisation of air by X-rays the electroscope will get
discharged and hence its leaves will collapse. However, if the electroscope is evacuated. X-rays will cause
photoelectric effect with gold and so the leaves will further diverge if it is positively charged (or uncharged) and will
converge if it is negatively charged.

Two point charges separated by a distance r in vacuum and a force F acting between them. After filling a dielectric
medium having dielectric constant K completely between the charges, force between them decreases. To maintain
the force as before separation between them has to be changed to r √K This distance known as effective air
separation

No point charge produces electric field at it's own position.

An electric potential can exist at a point in a region where the electric field is zero and it's vice versa.

It is a common misconception that the path traced by a positive test charge is a field line but actually the path traced
by a unit positive test charge represents a field line only when it moves along a straight line.

An electric field is completely characterized by two physical quantities Potential and Intensity. Force characteristic of
the field is intensity and work characteristic of the field is potential.

Recently it has been discovered that elementary particles such as proton or neutron are composed of quarks having
charge (+1/3) e and (±2/3)e. However, as quarks do not exist in free state, the quanta of charge is still e.

Inducting body neither gains nor loses charge.

Dielectric constant of an insulator cannot be infinite

It is a very common misconception that a capacitor stores charge but actually a capacitor stores electric energy in
the electrostatic field between the plates.

Two plates of unequal area can also form a capacitor, but effective overlapping area is considered.

Capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor doesn't depend upon the charge given, potential raised or nature of metals
and thickness of plates.

Radial and non-uniform electric field exists between the spherical surfaces of spherical capacitor.

In series combination equivalent capacitance is always lesser than that of either of the individual capacitors. In
parallel combination, equivalent capacitance is always greater than the maximum capacitance of either capacitor in
network.

If n identical capacitors are connected in parallel which are charged to a potential V. If these are separated and
connected in series then potential difference of combination will be nV.

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