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Lesson 3 - Electric Field Intensity

The document discusses electric field intensity. It defines electric field intensity as the force per unit charge that will act on a test charge placed at a point in an electric field. It provides formulas to calculate the electric field intensity near an isolated point charge, outside an isolated sphere, and created by an isolated cylindrical wire. It includes two sample problems demonstrating how to use the formulas to find the electric field intensity between two point charges and the distance from one charge where the electric field is zero between two charges.

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Lesson 3 - Electric Field Intensity

The document discusses electric field intensity. It defines electric field intensity as the force per unit charge that will act on a test charge placed at a point in an electric field. It provides formulas to calculate the electric field intensity near an isolated point charge, outside an isolated sphere, and created by an isolated cylindrical wire. It includes two sample problems demonstrating how to use the formulas to find the electric field intensity between two point charges and the distance from one charge where the electric field is zero between two charges.

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LESSON 3: ELECTRIC FIELD INTENSITY

At the end of the chapter, readers:


 Understand the concept Electric Fields Intensity
 Able to solve problems related to electric field intensity

Electric Field Intensity

Electric Field Intensity is the force per unit charge that will act at a point in the field on a
very small test charge place at that location.

Electric field intensity near an isolated point charge

Q kQ
E= 2
= 2
4 π εo εr d d

where

E = electric intensity (newton per coulomb)


d = distance in meters of the test charge (+1 C) to the charge (+ Q) body
ε r = 1, for free space
k = free space constant in SI units equal to 9 x 10 9

Electric field intensity outside an isolated sphere in free space

Q kQ
E= 2
= 2
4 π εo εr r r

where

E = electric field intensity (volt per meter) at a distance r (meter) form the center
of an isolated charged sphere located in free space.
Q = total charge (coulomb) which is distributed uniformly on the sphere
ε r = 1, for free space
k = free space constant in SI units equal to 9 x 10 9

Electric field intensity created by an isolated charged long cylindrical wire in free
space
∆
E=
2 π εo εr r

where

E = electric field (volt per meter)


∆ = charge per unit of length (coulomb per meter) distributed uniformly over the
surface of the isolated cylinder
ε r = 1, for free space
r = distance in meters from the center of the cylinder to the point at which the
electric field intensity is evaluated

Sample Problem #1:


Two spheres separated from each other by 10 m have charges of 0.001 coulomb and
0.003 coulomb respectively. In between the two spheres is appoint of zero electric field.
What is the distance form 0.001 coulomb sphere?

Sol’n:
k Q1 k Q2 0.001 0.003
E1=E 2 2
= 2 2
= 2 ¿
d (10−d ) d (10−d)

d=0.577 ( 10−d )

d=5.77−0.577 d

d=3.66 m

Sample Problem #2:


Two point charges are 100 cm apart in air. One charge +250 statC while the other is -180
statC. Determine the electric field intensity midway between the charges.

Sol’n:
k Q1( 1 ) (250)
E 1= 2
= =0.1dyne /statC
d1 50 2
k Q 2 ( 1 ) (200)
E 2= 2 = =0.08 dyne/ statC
d2 502
Et =E1 + E2 =0.1+0.08
Et =0.18 dyne /statC

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