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Ch. 17: Electrostatics  Electric Charge and Coulomb's Law

Reading
Young & Geller, Ch. 17

Topics
  • ​Static electricity
  • The electroscope
  • Coulomb's Law

​Lab
  • 2023: Battery Build lab
  • ​(Retire) Braun Electroscope lab 

​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.
Picture

Below: Watch the Lecture Video
Coulomb's Law PhET WebLab
13._coulombs_law_phet_weblab.docx
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Electric Charge & Coulomb's Law Homework
This assignment is posted in Canvas. It covers problems #26-30 at the end of chapter 18 in BJU Physics. If you don't have the book handy, they're also posted below. 
13._electric_charge__coulombs_law__homework_problems.pdf
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Lab
Braun Electroscope lab
- see video below
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