Lect 1
Lect 1
Charge
F
+ Glass rods
+ ++
+ rubbed with silk
++ ++ each other
++++
+
F
Glass - Glass Repulsion
Lucite - Lucite Repulsion
Glass - Lucite Attraction
Charge on glass: µ
¶
Charge on lucite: µ¶
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| pirical Observation:
Si ilar charges repel;
Opposite charges attract
Ato ic theory
Charge is an electrical property of atter.
|lectrons: negative; Protons: positive
Field around
test charge
Force on unit
charge gives rise to
Charge in
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Current
The net flow of charge across any area of atter
constitutes a current through the area.
Basic unit of current: % %
1 A pere equals the net ove ent of 1 C
of charge per second. % & '
Convention
The direction of current flow is in a direction
opposite to the flow of electrons, or along the flow
of positive charges.
|xa ples using generalized circuit ele ents:
current current
positive negative
charges charges
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Cu wire
e-
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+
(a) Current flows fro right to left
(b) Charge of electron = -1.602 x 10-19 C, or
-1 C = charge of 6.24 x 1018 electron
x A = x C/sec
6.24 x 1017 electrons = -0.1 C
Therefore, current = -0.1 A (L to R)
0.1 A (R to L)
If a net charge Vq crosses a boundary in Vt sec,
then,
V & V, ' V
where I denotes a constant current that is
independent of ti e.
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|) i(t) A
6 wire
4
t (sec)
2 4 6 8 10
-2
+ ¢t
q(t) = i(t) dt
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