Charges Definition and 1000 Threads

Homework Statement I wanted to know how the charges knew their distance from each other. Homework Equations f=k(q1*q2)/r^2 The Attempt at a Solution I think it has something to do with the electric field lines that each charge outputs. But I'm curious as to what these lines do once they hit...

I need to calculate the acceleration of an proton to a metal plate with a charge of 16 Coulombs(negative charge), 1 meter away. Then I need to calculate the velocity at the moment it passes the plate. Starting Velocity is 0 m/s. What is the velocity and what is the acceleration? This is not...

Hi! I wonder if there was any experimental measurement of magnetic field produced by mechanically moving charges. In principle the equation is well known. (1) But is there any experimental proof of this equation? I know it can be reformulated into this. (2) My question is "Is there any...

Homework Statement In a measurement of the electron charge by Millikan's method, a potential difference of 1.5 kV can be applied between horizontal parallel metal plates 12 mm apart. With the field switched off, a drop of oil of mass 10-14 kg is observed to fall with constant velocity 400 μm...

The figure shows a section of three long charged cylinders centered on the same axis. Central cylinder A has a uniform charge qA= +3q0. What are the charges of qb and qc if E is 0 on point > a) 1 ( between A & B ) b) 2 ( between B & C ) c) 3 ( out side the cylinders ) My solutions were based on...

I was reading about the definition of electric field. It said that electric field at a point due to a source charge is the force exerted by it on another charge placed at that point divided by the magnitude of charge placed at that point. But, obviously, if we place any finite charge in electric...

Homework Statement From rest, how fast would two particles be going at the instant they collide ( if they attract) or when they're infinitely far apart (if they repel)? Explain carefully. Particle A: 3nC Particle B: -4nC Each has a mass of 7 mg. They are .05 m apart. Homework Equations ΔK +...

Homework Statement If two particles were allowed to move freely, how fast would they be going at the instant they collide or when they're infinitely far apart? Explain Carefully. There are no initial velocities given. The charges are -4 nC and 3 nC and each has a mass of 7 mg. Homework...

Homework Statement Find the interaction energy ( ##\epsilon_0 \int \vec{E_1}\cdot\vec{E_2}d\tau##) for two point charges, ##q_1## and ##q_2##, a distance ##a## apart. [Hint: put ##q_1## at the origin and ##q_2## on the z axis; use spherical coordinates, and do the ##r## integral first.]Homework...

Let's say you have two particles that are the same in magnitude but have opposite charges like the equation down below: E1 = -q*k/r^2 E2 = q*k/r^2 ETotal = q*k/r^2 + -q*k/r^2 = 0 Does this mean that the electric field of both these charges cancel out each other? Then what is the electric...

Homework Statement An electron and another particle experience an attractive force of 0.0096 N when they are 0.001m apart. what is the charge of the other particle q1= -1.602E-19 F=-0.0096 r=0.001 2. Relevant equation how do you find q2 out to solve the equation The Attempt at a Solution

Homework Statement Two 3.2 g point charges on 1.0-m-long threads repel each other after being equally charged, as shown in the figure.(https://session.masteringphysics.com/problemAsset/1384363/9/25_P59_sf=2.jpg) [Moderator note: Added back the Problem Statement header and inserted the figure...

I want to know what is the source of electron and proton get their charge ?

What does it mean when we say "centre of charges coincide"? What is the physical meaning of dipole moment?

Homework Statement Hi, The question is " Three point charges (q,−2q,q) are located in a straight line with separation a and with the middle charge (−2q) at the origin of a grounded conducting spherical shell of radius b ..." I have found a solution for this problem but there is one step that...

Homework Statement Two equal positive charges are held fixed and separated by distance D. Find the electric field vector along their perpendicular bisector. Then find the position relative to their center where the field is a maximum There was another thread with this question but the...

What's the difference between electrostatic charges& electric charges

Hello, Given a simple electric circuit like the one below (taken from Wikipedia) If we were to start from tracking all the forces acting on each individual free electron in the circuit, would it be possible to eventually find all the currents and voltages acting in the circuit? Probably a...

Hi everyone, I have a question (or three) regarding Purcell's discussion of image charges, in pg 137-139 of the third edition of his EM book. He goes over the classic image charge example: a plane held at zero potential, and a charge Q a distance h above it. I'm fine with everything he...

Homework Statement The geometrical positions of point-like charges and point A situated in the xy-plane in terms of the length parameter a. The vector of electric field E at point A is shown schematically and measured as E = Exi + Eyj (that is, both Ex and Ey are given). If possible, find the...

Homework Statement Is it possible to introduce local charge on a conductor? Homework Equations - The Attempt at a Solution I know that electrons can move freely from atom to atom in the conductor, so if you introduce excess electrons to the conductor, they'll spread out and there won't be a...

Hello everyone, I'm sorry if it's a dumb question, I'm very new in self studying particle physics. May I ask when we associate a charge (i.e. positive or negative) to quark and lepton, is it only because of their attraction or repulsion toward each other? in other words, is it just to name one...

I know that magnetic fields create moving charges (an electric current) normal to the plane of the magnetic force lines. I also have heard that magnetic and electric fields create each other in a perpendicular direction to the other (badly worded). Electric currents are moving charges (usually...

I don't have a single problem, my teachers use this a lot. a few examples, are an uniformely charged circle and a point charge in the middle, where if you move the point charge a small distance perpendicular to the circle, it would begin to oscilate, and i need to find the frequency of...

Consider two identical charges separated by some distance. Both are moving together with the same velocity, and the velocity vectors are perpendicular to a straight line drawn between the charges. Each charge has charge q, speed v and they are separated by a distance of r. In the rest frame of...

Hi, I am trying to understand how light momentum transfers between point charges. I have a few questions if you could help me find some answers or direct me to some sources. Situation #1 Electron/Wire - There is an electron at rest light years away from a wire that has AC flowing thru it...

In classical physics, when electric charges accelerate, they are expected to radiate. Electromagnetic waves, are by their nature the result of changing electric and magnetic fields. But is it possible to have acceleration of charges without having changing electric and magnetic fields? One...

Homework Statement So I was given some questions as practice, and I can't seem to do them. Here is a link to the questions: http://i.imgur.com/ZmkqCAV.jpg (the answers are in square brackets) Ive only been able to calculate Q3 and Q2 so far. I would really especially like help with Q1. I've...

So in conductors, the electrons will distribute themselves to the surface via repulsion forces. But why do we say that the electric field inside is zero? If I put a positive charge inside, clearly it will move in some direction from the electric field of generated from the electrons. Also, are...

Homework Statement A +1.0 μC charge is placed at point X. A +4.0 μC charge is placed at point Y, 50 cm from X. How far from X, on the line XY, is the point where the electric field strength is zero? Homework Equations E = Q/4πε0r2 The Attempt at a Solution I know that the electric field is...

Homework Statement I have a question that I can't figure out. Question is "Two charges are fixed in location: charge q1 = +8e is located at the origin and charge q2 = -2e is located on the x-axis at x = L. At what point (other than infinitely away) can a proton (a unit positive charge e) be...

Usually when we calculate the kinetic energy acquired by a positive charge as it moves in the direction of the electric field produced by another positive charge, we assume that the source charge remains stationary and so the loss in potential energy for the moving charge is equal to its gain in...

Homework Statement A particle with charge ##e## and position vector ##\vec{r}## (relative to some frame, S) moves with constant velocity ##\vec{v}##. A second charge ##e'## is moving with the same velocity ##\vec{v}## through the field generated by ##e##. If ##\vec{d}## is a vector from ##e##...

Homework Statement A charge is distributed evenly along the ##z## axis with a density ##\lambda = 3 \frac{\mu C}{m}##. There is also a cylinder with radius ##r = 2## and on his side there is a superficial density charge of ##\sigma = -\left( \frac{1.5}{4 \pi} \right) \frac{\mu C}{m^2}##. Both...

Homework Statement Consider the infinitesimal form of the Lorentz tranformation: ##x^{\mu} \rightarrow x^{\mu}+{\omega^{\mu}}_{\nu}x^{\nu}##. Show that a scalar field transforms as ##\phi(x) \rightarrow \phi'(x) = \phi(x)-{\omega^{\mu}}_{\nu}x^{\nu}\partial_{\mu}\phi(x)## and hence show that...

Homework Statement If linear charge density is equal to 1micro coulomb per meter, then what is the electric field intensity at O? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The electric fields due to the two straight lines should cancel out.. But how to progress further? Please let me know...

Homework Statement Two short dipoles each of dipole moment p are placed art origin. The dipole moment of one dipole is along x-axis while that of other is along y axis. Then what will be the electric field at a point (a, 0)?Homework Equations The direction of electric field due to axial dipole...

Homework Statement Two charged metallic spheres of same size repel each other by a force F. They are now touched with each other and are then separated to same initial distance. Now the force of repulsion is F'.Homework Equations On touching the spheres will reduce their charges... So the new...

Two identical small bodies each of mass m and charge q are suspended from two strings each of length l from a fixed point. This whole system is taken into an orbiting artificial then the tension in strings is... The answer has to be kq2/4l but how? Can someone please explain? Plus its not a...

Hi guys. This is my question. I just wondering what equation that I'm suppose to use. Homework Statement What is the maximum distance at which a shark can detect the electric signal emitted by the trout’s heart if the predator is at a point on an axis passing through the centre of the heart...

Homework Statement Hi! How does a charged particle spiral around a magnetic field lines? Is it because the overal magnetic field interracts with the individual magnetic field of the particle? For example if a piece of metal is put inside magnetic field, the electrons will interract with the...

Homework Statement Two particles each with a charge of +3.00 μC are located on the x axis, with one particle at x = -0.80 m, and the other particle at x = +0.80 m. a) Determine the electric potential on the y-axis at the point y = 0.60 m.b) What is the change in electric potential energy...

Homework Statement A positive charge of 3 microCouloumbs is at the origin. A negative charge with the same magnitude is 8 m away along the x direction. a) What are the magnitude and direction of the electric field at the points between the two charges, 2, and 4, and 6m from the positive charge...

Homework Statement An uncharged metal sphere hangs from a nylon thread. When a positively charged, nonconducting glass rod is brought close to the metal sphere, the sphere is drawn toward the rod. But if the sphere touches the rod, the sphere suddenly flies away from the rod. Explain why the...

Homework Statement An object with charge +2.0×10−5 C is moved from position C to position D in the figure (Figure 1) . q1 = q3 = +10.0×10−5 C and q2 = −20.0×10−5 C. All four charged objects are the system. Here's a picture to the problem Homework Equations $$ F = \frac {kq_1 q_2}{r^2} $$ $$...

Homework Statement Three equal charges with charge q and mass m are placed into an equilateral triangle of side length L. Find the speed of each when they are infinitely far from one another. Homework Equations -ΔU =ΔK (since the electric force is conservative), U= 1/4πε Σq1q2 /r The...

Homework Statement Two uniform masses of .260kg are fixed at points A and B. Find the magnitude and direction of the initial acceleration of a uniform sphere with mass 0.01kg released from rest at point P that is acted on the gravitational forces of attraction from spheres A and B. The diagram...

Homework Statement Please refer to the image; problem-1. My theory is that there are two spheres 'A' and 'B', where 'A' is (partially and primarily) positively charged, and 'B' is (partially and primarily) negatively charged. The magnitude of negative charge is greater than the positive charge...

(Sorry my poor English) A changing electric field creates a magnetic field and vice-versa. I thought one field were created only when the another field were disturbed and it works finely for electromagnetic waves, and it agrees with Maxwell's equations. I was happy with my conclusion then I...

Homework Statement Three electrons form an equilateral triangle 0.800 nm on each side. A proton is at the center of the triangle. Homework Equations U = k[(q_1*q_2)/r] The Attempt at a Solution I tried to use the following equation: k*[(3e^2)/(0.8*10^-9) - (3e^2)/(0.4*10^-9)] I plugged in...