Ch. 17: Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law
Reading
College Physics, Ch. 17
AP Classroom: We will continue with review. Start timing yourself. Start working old test questions.
Topics
Battery Build lab
In this interesting lab, we build and test LeClanche cells, the classic zinc-carbon battery. I will provide instructions when we get here. You can upload your lab report to Canvas.
Learning objectives:
College Physics, Ch. 17
AP Classroom: We will continue with review. Start timing yourself. Start working old test questions.
Topics
- Electrostatics
- Electric Fields
- Coulomb's Law
Battery Build lab
In this interesting lab, we build and test LeClanche cells, the classic zinc-carbon battery. I will provide instructions when we get here. You can upload your lab report to Canvas.
Learning objectives:
- Measuring and calculating volts, amps, ohms, watts
- Battery technology
- Applications of Coulomb and Faraday
Electrostatics homework
Hosted in Canvas.
Hosted in Canvas.

13._electrostatics_and_coulombs_law_lecture_notes.docx |
Virtual option: Coulomb's Law weblab

13._coulombs_law_phet_weblab.docx |
(Optional) Electroscope Lab
This is a classic lab, but very difficult to get good results. The Battery Build lab works better and is more fun. I'll keep this video posted so you get the idea behind the electroscope.
This is a classic lab, but very difficult to get good results. The Battery Build lab works better and is more fun. I'll keep this video posted so you get the idea behind the electroscope.