Chapter study guide

How does a compass work? The answer lies in the magnetic force exerted on the needle by Earth’s magnetic field. How are computer cables shielded from stray electricity? The answer comes from the properties of electric fields and conductors. Magnetic and electric forces lie behind many phenomena and everyday items that we use, from the refrigerator magnet to the antistatic sheet in a clothes dryer. In this chapter, you will learn about static electricity and magnetism. In the process, you will learn why your hair stands on end when you touch a Van de Graaff generator!


By the end of this chapter you should be able to
describe basic properties of magnetic and electric forces and identify everyday examples of each;
calculate the electric force between two charges;
draw electric field diagrams around point charges;
draw magnetic field diagrams around a bar magnet;
describe electrostatic induction and how an electroscope works;
explain how electric shielding works and give practical examples;
calculate electric potential and electric potential energy;
infer the properties of an electric field based on equipotential lines; and
describe how a capacitor works and calculate its stored charge and energy.


18A: Magnetic force between magnets
18B: Magnetic field around a magnetic
18C: Static electricity on transparent tape
18D: Electric field and electric force


510Magnetism
511Magnetic forces
51218A: Magnetic force between magnets
513Force fields
514Magnetic fields
515Earth’s magnetic field
51618B: Magnetic field around a magnet
517Ferromagnetism
518Section 1 review
519Electric forces
520Charge as a property of matter
521Electric charge and electric force
52218C: Static electricity on transparent tape
523Electrostatic induction and the electroscope
524Coulomb’s law
525Section 2 review
526Electric fields
527Electric fields of charged objects
52818D: Electric field and electric force
529Shielding and the Faraday cage
530Units of electric field
531Discovering the elementary charge
532Section 3 review
533Potential and capacitors
534Equipotential lines
535Work and electric potential energy
536Capacitors
537Parallel plate capacitors
538Capacitors in circuits
539Section 4 review
540Chapter review
F e = k e q 1 q 2 r 2
F e =qE   or   E= F e q
E= k e q r 2
V= E p q
V= k e q r
E= k e q r 2
E p = k e q 1 q 2 r
q=CV
E p = 1 2 C V 2
C= εA d
 
magneticmagnetismpermanent magnetmagnetize
magnetic forcemagnetic polespolarityforce field
magnetic fieldmagnetic field linesferromagneticmagnetic domains
static electricityelectrostaticselectric chargeelectrically neutral
electric forceelectroscopeelectrostatic inductionCoulomb’s law
coulomb (C)negative chargepositive chargeelectric field
electric field lineselectric potentialequipotentialelectric potential energy
capacitorcapacitance

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