Coulomb's Law
Coulomb's Law
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D. Discussing new concepts and In 1784, Charles Agustin de
practicing new skills #1 Coulomb (1736-1806), a French
physicist, discovered the nature of
these electrical forces exerted by
bodies upon one another. He used a
torsion balance similar to the one
used 13 years later
by Cavendish to study the much
weaker gravitational interaction. For
point charges, charged bodies that
are very small in comparison with
the distance r between them,
Coulomb found that the electric
force is proportional to 1/r2. That is,
when the distance is doubled, the
force decreases to 1⁄4 of its initial
value; when the distance is halved,
the force increases to four times its initial value.
“The magnitude of the electric force between two point charges is directly
proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the
square of the distance between them.”
In mathematical terms, the magnitude F of the force that each of two point
charges q1 and q2 a distance r apart exerts on the other can be expressed as :
Sample Problem:
1. Two charges are on the x-axis. Charge q1 = +25 nC is at x = 4.00 cm
while charge q2 = -75nC is at x = 7.00 cm. Find the magnitude and
direction of
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Since the two charges have opposite signs, the force is attractive.
Charge q1 will tend to pull q2 towards its location and,
simultaneously, charge q2 will tend to pull q1 towards its location.
Etc.
F. Developing Mastery Solve the following problems
1. A particle has a charge -3.00nC.
a. Find the magnitude and direction of the electric field due to
this particle at a point 0.250m directly above it.
b. At what distance from this particle does its electric field have a
magnitude of 12.0 N/C?
2. Point charge q1 = -5.00 nC at the origin and point charge q2 = +3.00
nC is on the x-axis at x = 3.00 cm. Point P is on the y-axis at y = 4.00
cm.
a. Calculate the electric fields Ē1and Ē2 at point P due to the
charges q1 and q2. Express your results in terms of unit vectors.
b. Use the results of part (a) to obtain the resultant
G. Finding practical application What will happen when you rub a glass rod with cloth and put the glass rod
concepts and skills in daily living near a piece of paper? Explain why this happened.
H. Making generalizations and 1. What is the formula in calculating the net electric force on a point
abstractions about the lesson charge exerted by a system of point charges.
2. How are electric field formed?
3. What is electric flux?
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I. Evaluating learning Problem Solving (Individual)
J. Additional activities for Answer the following.
application for remediation 1. What is Gauss’ Law?
2. Who is the proponent of Gauss’ Law?
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80% in
the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work?
No. of learners who have caught
up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to
require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies
worked well?
F. What difficulties did I encounter
which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized
materials did I use/discover which
I wish to share with other
teachers?
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