Electric Fields (HSC SSCE Physics): Flashcards
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Electric field definition
Electric field definition
Force per unit charge on small positive charge
Electric field quantity type
Electric field quantity type
Vector
Why field lines never cross
Why field lines never cross
Force only acts in one direction at any point
Field lines originate from
Field lines originate from
Positive charges
Field lines terminate at
Field lines terminate at
Negative charges
Strong field indicator
Strong field indicator
Field lines close together (high density)
Dipole
Dipole
Equal opposite charges placed close together
Uniform electric field
Uniform electric field
Constant magnitude and direction at all points
Parallel plates device name
Parallel plates device name
Capacitor
Dipole net force in uniform field
Dipole net force in uniform field
Zero (but rotates to align with field)