Module 18 - Lesson 1 Electrostatic Force 1

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E l e c t r i c i t y
1. Define Coulomb’s Law and identify the variables involved, such as charge,
distance, and electrostatic force.
2. Calculate the electrostatic force between two charges using Coulomb’s Law,
given the charge values and the distance between them.
3. Analyze how changes in the magnitude of the charges or the distance between
them affect the strength of the electrostatic force.
4. Design a simple experiment to measure the electrostatic force between two
objects and predict the results using Coulomb’s Law.
What Is Static Electricity?
A stationary electrical charges are built up on the surface of a
material.

Two kinds of charges:


1) Positive.
2) Negative.
If electrons = protons neutral charge
If electrons > protons, gaining electrons negative charge
If electrons < protons, losing electrons positive charge

Two objects with like charges always repel each other.


Two objects with unlike charges always attract each other.
A material that allows charges to move about easily is called an electric

conductor.

A material through which a charge will not move easily is called an electric

insulator.

https://javalab.org/en/conductor_and_insulator_en/
watch the suggested videos about the . charging methods and write
detailed notes on the key points discussed.

notes must be hand-written on one or two A4 sheets (writing on both


sides is OK).
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwX
n3fI5WCU

2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbo
ZPDP6wGQ
• The principle that describes how adding or removing electrons affects the
resulting electric charge."

𝑞𝑜
𝑛=
𝑞𝑒
n: number of electrons added or removed.
𝑞𝑜 : The charge of the object.
𝑞𝑒 : The charge of a single electron is 1.602 × 10−19 C.
According to Coulomb’s law, the magnitude of the force
between point charge q1 and point charge q2, separated by a
distance r, is proportional to the product of the magnitudes of
the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the
distance between them. It can be written as follows:

Coulomb’s law is only valid for point


charges or uniform spherical charge
distributions.
• To determine the direction, you need to draw a diagram and interpret
charge relations carefully.

• The SI standard unit of charge is called the


Coulomb (C).
• The charge on a single electron is −1.602 × 10−19 C.
• The charge on a single proton is +1.602 × 10−19 C.
Compute the electric force between two charges of
−9 −8
5×10 C and −3×10 C which are separated by d = 10
cm.
How many electrons would be removed
from an object to leave it with a charge of
+1.0×10 C?
−7
A point charge of +3.00 ×
10 C
−6 is 12 cm
distant from a second point charge
of −1.50 × 10 C. Calculate the magnitude
−6

of the force on each charge.


Two protons are 3.6 nm apart. Calculate the magnitude of the
electrostatic force between them
What must be the distance between
point charge q1 = 26.0 µC and point
charge q2 = −47.0 µC for the
electrostatic force between them to
have a magnitude of 5.70 N?
• The product of the two charges
• The distance between the two charges

The electric force between two charged objects is 0.10 N. What will be the
new force if the charge on one of the objects is made four times larger?

The electric force between two charged objects is 0.18 N. What will be the
new electric force if the objects are moved three times further apart?
On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate your understanding
of the material we have covered so far?

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