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Laroco - Worksheet 2 - Electric Field Lines

The document provides instructions for a simulation of electric field lines around configurations of electric charges. Learners are asked to observe field lines for single charges and groups of charges, and state rules about field line direction and strength. Specifically, they explore how field line curvature is affected by increasing the quantity of charge in one location. The document tests understanding of how electric field strength relates to the properties of the charge configuration.

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Laroco - Worksheet 2 - Electric Field Lines

The document provides instructions for a simulation of electric field lines around configurations of electric charges. Learners are asked to observe field lines for single charges and groups of charges, and state rules about field line direction and strength. Specifically, they explore how field line curvature is affected by increasing the quantity of charge in one location. The document tests understanding of how electric field strength relates to the properties of the charge configuration.

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Name: John Benedict P.

Laroco Date Submitted February 06 2022 Score:

Electric Field Lines


Purpose:
The purpose of this activity is to investigate the electric field lines around a configuration of
two or more electric charges.
Getting Ready:
Navigate to the Electric Field Lines Interactive at The Physics Classroom website:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Physics-Interactives/ Static-Electricity/Electric -Field -Lines

Navigational Path:
www.physicsclassroom.com ==> Physics Interactives ==>
Static Electricity ==> Electric Field Lines
Once you Launch the Interactive, resize the window as desired
and then begin getting acquainted with the simulation. Add +
and - charges to the work space and move them about. Drag a
charge to the Trash can if no longer needed. Learn to place like
charges on top of each other in order to intensify the amount of
charge. Or use the Clear Screen button to remove all the charges
at once. Once you understand how to use the simulation, begin
completing the exercises below.

Interact • Explore • Learn


1. This simulation shows lines of force in the region of space surrounding a charge or
configuration of charges. The strength of these forces is depicted by how bold or how faint
the color is. State a general rule for the direction of these lines of force.

2. The lines of force shown in this simulation can be connected to form unbroken electric field
lines. Create the following three configurations of two charges and observe the electric lines
of force. Use these lines of force to draw unbroken electric field lines for each
configuration.
3. Create the following configurations of three or more charges. Draw the electric field lines
for each situation. Avoid intersecting your electric field lines. Note that Diagram F is
similar to Diagram E but has five negative charges piled onto the same location.

Diagram A Diagram B Diagram C

Diagram D Diagram E Diagram F

5X

4. Compare Diagram E and Diagram F. How does the quantity of charge at a given location
seem to affect the curvature of the electric field lines in the space surrounding it.

5. Observe the boldness and faintness of the lines of force for any of your configurations.
Make a statement describing where the electric field strength is greatest.
Answers

1. A general rule for the direction of these lines of force is that two electric filed lines can
never intersect each other, and the lines must end/begin only at charges or at infinity. In
connection to this rule, field lines can never cross since it represents the field direction at a
given system, whenever this happens, it implies that it was pointing in two different
directions in one point, for instance, if it begins with a positive charge it should end at a
negative charge or at infinity.. Then a supporting rule is that the number of fields
originating or terminating at a charge is proportional to the magnitude of that charge, for
example, a 2q charge will have twice as many as one. One more point is that the field
density at any point is proportional to(and therefore is representative of) the magnitude of
the field at that point in space and at every point in space, the field vector at that point is
tangent to the field line at that same point. Following these rules and its supporting rules
will let students have an idea on what an electric field line will look like which can lead to a
deeper understanding about electricity in general.
2.
A. B.

C.
3.
A. B.

C. D.

E. F.
4. Aside from there main difference which is the number of charges stacked or placed
beside each other, the main difference is that as the quantity of charges goes from one in
Diagram E to five in diagram F, the line becomes more curved. From this observation, it can
be made that as the quantity of charge increases, the curvature increases as well, this means
that the number of stacked charges results in a curvier field. Objects with a greater amount
of charge creates a stronger electric field, this means that electric field line patterns
communicate the greatest amount of information about the nature of the electric field
surrounding a charged object. In this scenario, when a stack of negatively charged atoms are
present with the separation of five positively horizontally aligned charged atoms, this can
act like a power source on where the greatest charge is the powered appliance while the rest
are powered sources. This is the reason why electric appliances are powerful, the reason
behind this is because all the energy that are to be sent to them come from different aligned
but separated power sources or in this case the electrical wire were five different wires are
connected to power one outlet.
5. The electric field is the greatest when two similar charges repel each other ; the field lines
also repel each other when consecutive charges are opposite in sign. In between two similar
charges, field lines are faint but when they are opposite to each other in magnitude, the field
lines are close, and the field strength is great. The main sign of this taking place is that a
positively charged object will attract its opposite which will exert an attractive influence
upon each other. When discussing the effects of two likely charges, it is that the lines are
far from each other and a field strength will be weakened, resulting it being repelled making
the field weak. In conclusion, it is considered important that for a power to occur, two
charges are to be opposite to each other so that an electric field will be created which is
strong enough to bring power to an electric appliance, this way it will not be repelled unlike
those with similar charges, this is why lines are to be boldened with opposite charges and
similar charges are fainted. .
Undrawn
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