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Electric Charges and Fields

Kerala Board · Class 12 · Physics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Electric Charge and Basic Properties

  • Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes electromagnetic interactions
  • Two types of charges exist: positive (glass rod rubbed with silk) and negative (plastic rod rubbed with fur)
  • Like charges repel, unlike charges attract - this is the fundamental law of electrostatic interaction
2

Coulomb's Law and Force Between Charges

  • Coulomb's law gives the electrostatic force between two point charges
  • Force is directly proportional to product of charges and inversely proportional to square of distance
  • Force acts along the line joining the two charges - repulsive for like charges, attractive for unlike charges
3

Electric Field and Field Lines

  • Electric field is the force experienced by a unit positive test charge at that point
  • Electric field exists around charges even without a test charge present
  • Field due to positive charge points radially outward, negative charge points radially inward
4

Electric Dipole

  • Electric dipole consists of two equal and opposite charges separated by small distance
  • Dipole moment p⃗ = q × 2a (from negative to positive charge)
  • Field of dipole decreases as 1/r³ (faster than single charge field)

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Electric charge is a fundamental propertyThe force between two point chargesElectric field E at a pointElectric field lines are imaginary curvesAn electric dipole consists of two

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