Unit 11: Electrical Fields & Capacitors
Reading
BJU book: Ch. 19 "Electric Fields"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Electric Forces and Fields" - read the applicable sections
Topics
Labs
BJU book: Ch. 19 "Electric Fields"
AP students additional reading: Princeton Review "Electric Forces and Fields" - read the applicable sections
Topics
- Electric Fields and Field Strength "E"
- Electric Potential "V"
- Capacitors
Labs
- Capacitor lab (RC Circuit-Build lab)
- Solar Design Lab, wherein we design a Solar Power Plant using commercial software
Capacitor lab (R-C Circuits lab)
Below: Bring the capacitor lab handout to the lab with you. Use the capacitor lab report instructions to complete your lab report. There are (6) required elements to your lab report.
Below: Bring the capacitor lab handout to the lab with you. Use the capacitor lab report instructions to complete your lab report. There are (6) required elements to your lab report.
| 11._capacitor_lab_handout.pdf |
| capacitor_lab_report_instructions__r-c_circuit_build_lab_.docx |
Below: At a high enough voltage potential, electricity will arc across a sizeable distance. This is not only dangerous, but damages big switchgear equipment which is very expensive.
Homework
Electric fields & capacitors homework (below): complete problems 36, 40, and 42.
| electric fields & capacitors problems.pdf |
Capacitors PhET WebLab
| phet_capacitor_lab__2020_.docx |
Solar Power Design problem
| Solar Power Design Problem instructions.docx |
Below: Some ideas for making your own capacitors...
Below: Question - what are the drawbacks with replacing your car battery with a bank of capacitors???