AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism Flashcards: Electric Fields Of Charge Distributions

Study Electric Fields Of Charge Distributions in AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the effect of doubling the distance on the electric field of a point charge?

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ANSWER

The field decreases by a factor of 4. Field follows inverse square law.

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A charged-particle lens uses a uniformly charged disk of radius

R=0.10\,\text{m}

with surface charge density

\sigma=+4.0\,\mu\text{C/m}^2

; the on-axis electric field at point

P

a distance

z=0.050\,\text{m}

from the disk center is required to estimate focusing strength in

\text{N/C}

. The disk lies in the

y

–

z

plane and its axis is the

x

-axis, with

P

+x

. Assume vacuum and a thin disk. Consider the setup described above. Calculate the electric field at point P on the axis of the charged disk.

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