Electrostatics: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Reading
BJU book: Ch. 18 "Electric Charge"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Electric Forces and Fields" - read applicable sections
Topics
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
BJU book: Ch. 18 "Electric Charge"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Electric Forces and Fields" - read applicable sections
Topics
- Static electricity
- The electroscope
- Coulomb's Law
Labs
Memo: 2020-2021 labs will include hands-on and virtual, and may vary as the Covid-19 situation changes.
- Braun Electroscope lab is our regular go-to lab, but there are numerous virtual labs also which cover the topic, as well as labs you can do at home. We'll decide when we get here.
Below: Static electricity caused the Hindenburg to exploded into flames. In those days, airships were filled with Hydrogen gas (not a good idea!). As the crew was tethering the airship, they essentially 'grounded' it to the tower, causing some leaked Hydrogen to ignite. In an instant the whole ship was on fire.
Below: Watch the Lecture Video
Lab
Braun Electroscope lab - see important video below
Braun Electroscope lab - see important video below
Coulomb's Law PhET WebLab
| 13._coulombs_law_phet_weblab.docx |
Homework
Coulomb's Law homework (posted below) - complete problems #26-30 (5 problems)
Coulomb's Law homework (posted below) - complete problems #26-30 (5 problems)
| 13._electric_charge__coulombs_law__homework_problems.pdf |