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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