Potential Energy of A Dipole In An External Field

Consider a dipole with charges $q_1 = +q$ and $q_2= –q$ placed in a uniform ele… Read more Potential Energy of A Dipole In An External Field

Potential Energy of A Single Charge

In Section 2.7, the source of the electric field was specified – the charges an… Read more Potential Energy of A Single Charge

Electric Potential Energy with Several Point Charges

Suppose the electric field $\mathbf{E}$ in which charge $q_0$, moves is caused … Read more Electric Potential Energy with Several Point Charges

Electric Potential Energy of Two Point Charges

The idea of electric potential energy isn’t restricted to the special case of a… Read more Electric Potential Energy of Two Point Charges

Electric Potential Energy in a Uniform Field

Let’s look at an electrical example of these basic concepts. In Fig. 1 a pair o… Read more Electric Potential Energy in a Uniform Field

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY

The concepts of work, potential energy, and conservation of energy proved to be… Read more ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY

Field of A Uniformly Charged Sphere

Positive electric charge is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an i… Read more Field of A Uniformly Charged Sphere

Field Between Oppositely Charged Parallel Conducting Plates

Two large plane parallel conducting plates are given charges of equal magnitude… Read more Field Between Oppositely Charged Parallel Conducting Plates

Field of An Infinite Plane Sheet of Charge

Use Gauss’s law to find the electric field caused by a thin, flat, infinite she… Read more Field of An Infinite Plane Sheet of Charge

Field of a Charged Conducting Sphere

We place a total positive charge on a solid conducting sphere with radius (Fig.… Read more Field of a Charged Conducting Sphere

Field Due to An Infinitely Long Straight Uniformly Charged Wire

Electric charge is distributed uniformly along an infinitely long, thin wire. T… Read more Field Due to An Infinitely Long Straight Uniformly Charged Wire