College / Physics
Electric Field Mapping
This qualitative activity introduces the concepts of equipotential surfaces and electric fields. A number of rules about the electric field are verified. At the end of the activity, the student should be able to sketch the electric field around a simple charge distribution.
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| 73_Electric_Field_Mapping.cap | 1.53 MB | |
| 73_Electric_Field_Mapping_w_Data.cap | 3.17 MB | |
| 73_Electrode_Patterns.docx | 103.52 KB | |
| 73_Electric_Field_Mapping.docx | 1.12 MB | |
| 73_PatternsA-H.JPG | 274.57 KB | |
| 73_Potential_field.JPG | 400.26 KB | |
| 73_Probe_position.JPG | 114.56 KB | |
| 73_Setup_E_field.JPG | 659.78 KB | |
| 73_line_pattern.JPG | 15.84 KB | |
| 73_Equipotential.JPG | 52.34 KB | |
| 73_E_field.JPG | 459.26 KB | |
| 73_Pattern_Plots.JPG | 415.95 KB | |
| 73_PatternA.JPG | 44.13 KB | |
| 73_PatternB.JPG | 44.52 KB | |
| 73_PatternC.JPG | 49.20 KB | |
| 73_PatternD.JPG | 49.56 KB | |
| 73_PatternE.JPG | 60.83 KB | |
| 73_PatternG.JPG | 46.02 KB | |
| 73_PatternF.JPG | 53.40 KB | |
| 73_PatternH.JPG | 43.03 KB | |
| 73_Patterns_C.JPG | 166.29 KB | |
| 73_Electric_Field_Mapping.pdf | 370.67 KB |
