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Electrostatics

Maharashtra Board · Class 11 · Physics

Complete topic list for Electrostatics in Maharashtra Board Class 11 Physics. Key concepts, sub-topics, and what to focus on for board exams.

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Topics in Electrostatics

1

Electric Charges and Their Properties

  • Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter carried by protons (+e) and electrons (-e)
  • Elementary charge e = 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C is the smallest unit of charge
  • Matter is normally electrically neutral due to equal numbers of protons and electrons
2

Coulomb's Law and Electric Force

  • Coulomb's law quantifies the force between two point charges at rest
  • Force is directly proportional to product of charges and inversely proportional to square of distance
  • Electric force is a central force acting along the line joining the charges
3

Electric Field and Field Intensity

  • Electric field exists around every charge and exerts force on other charges placed in it
  • Electric field intensity is force per unit positive test charge
  • Field is independent of test charge but depends on source charge and distance
4

Electric Field Lines and Properties

  • Electric field lines provide visual representation of electric field
  • Field lines start from positive charges and end on negative charges
  • Tangent to field line gives field direction at that point

Key Concepts

Basic property of matter carried byF = (1/4πε₀) × (q₁q₂/r²)Electric field E = F/q₀ representsImaginary curves whose tangent gives field∮E⃗·dS⃗ = Q/ε₀

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