What is Charge: Definition and 1000 Discussions

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Usually for a charge Q we state that for each point in space there exists a potential, and we can calculate this, draw graphs of potential etc. However, if electric potential energy is a property of a system of two charges, and potential is PE for a 1C test charge, then how can we even define a...

Homework Statement: A thin rod of length L and charge Q is uniformly charged, so it has a linear charge density ##\lambda =q/l## Find the electric field at point where is an arbitrarily positioned point. Homework Equations: ##dE=\frac{Kdq}{r^2}## A thin rod of length L and charge Q is...

Statement of problem is given in the summary. Mathematics proves time constant is calculated from the equation V= V0 exp t/RC I want to know if there is any physical explanation of this effect. Please guide me on this. Regards

I know that if two conducting objects touch each other, the charges will distribute equally over the objects. What if one object has 3 excess electrons, one is neutral? How can the charge distribute equally over two objects?

I was trying to calculate the EMFs from power lines, just to see how they correspond to transmission line right of ways, and got a little stuck calculating the electrostatic E-field (-∇V) from power lines. I know it is dependent on the charge distribution on the power line, which is in turn...

Say I have a electron in space, its accelerating along say the x-axis at 10 meters per sec^2, what frequency of light does it emit? Thanks!

Problem Statement: It is possible to describe synchrotron radiation as caused by a loss of electrical charge of relativistic particles that are moving in a magnetic field? Relevant Equations: E = mc2 An Italian expert of black hole M87 (Elisabetta Liuzzo) explains that the expected axial...

Why is it that it is more stable for a negative charge to be spread over 2 oxygens than one oxygen and 3 carbon atoms? Following that logic, why is it more stable to spread a negative charge over 3 oxygen atoms than over 1 oxygen atom and one nitrogen atom? Is it because the difference in...

I believe the answer is incorrect, reasons: The answer assumes that electric field will exist . But this is not the case , until and unless there is a bipolarity there cannot be an electric field ( in case of isolated charged objects, the field exists because the bipolarity is separated by a...

Suppose , there is a body B1(-vely charged) and body B2(+vely charged). When both are on contact, electrons move from B1 to B2 as B2 is having electron deficit. But is reverse also possible that protons move from B2 to B1 as B1 is having proton deficit.

When a charge is at rest, it has an electric field only. When the charge starts moving , it is said to have accompanied a magnetic field. My question relates to its electric field while in motion. Does it still exist or not? I know in electron guns electrons are deflected while passing thru the...

We are given: q1 = +2.0 x 10-5 C, q2 = q3 = -3.0 x 10-5 C, r31 = r21 = 2 m a) We start by finding the electric force between q3 to q1 and q2 to q1 FE31 = k * q1 * q3 / r312 FE31 = (9.0 x 109 Nm2/C2) * (+2.0 x 10-5 C) * (3.0 x 10-5 C) / (2 m)2 FE31 = 1.35 N FE21 = k * q1 * q2 / r212 Since...

I was studying generators. I learn most when it is hands on. I want to start a project that creates a mini generator which I can use to charge my Samsung phone. Just for fun. I want to use gas for fuel. I don't have any idea on what books to study or what equations to look for. The books on...

When a capacitor is connected to a battery, it gets charged according to the voltage of the battery. If battery is disconnected, the charge stays on the capacitor. In Millikan's experiment used to find charge on an electron, when two plates are connected to a voltage source, they acquire...

My question may include condensed matter physics concepts but my main question is related to quantum mechanics in general, that's why I posted it here.In fact I'm working on an condensed matter physics paper, where we are dealing with a two-metal system. The interface between the two metals is...

Good morning I'm no expert in classical physics, so I have one doubt. If I have a body with mass M, and I charge it electrically with x C (Coulombs), will its mass remain the same, or will it change (in which amount)? Can you help me in the case of a ball, let's say, with 1.5 Kg charged with...

Work done in moving a charge around the circular path is 0 because the distance between the charges remain the same so there is no potential difference and delta(V)=0 but I thinkk some torque or external force must be required to move the charge around the circula path

Hi, so I was able to solve this problem by just equating the forces (Tension, mg, and EQ). But I thought I could also solve this problem with Conservation of Energy. However, I calculated it several times, and I never get the right answer this way. Doesn't the Electric Field do the work to put...

What if you put two RC circuits in parallel?

Hi everyone, I understand that the phenomenon of running charge predicted by QFT has been experimentally verified: the physical charge on an electron really does vary with the energy at which it is measured. I have two questions: (1) Does anyone know what the canonical experiments confirming...

After looking around a bit, I found that, considering the polar axis to be along the direction of the point charge as suggested by the exercise, the following Legendre polynomial expansion is true: $$\begin{equation}\frac{1}{|\mathbf{r} - \mathbf{r'}|} = \sum_{n=0}^\infty...

Why are there only two types of electric charge? I'm asking as a total layman in science. I've started to wonder about this the more I watch popular science videos about the Standard Model of particles physics and about matter and antimatter. In particular, the various types of subatomic...

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I am assuming the answer is NO. I realize that the electric field of any charged object has an energy density, but I was curious to know it that same field has it's own 'charge density' so to speak, and that it would have a small secondary electric field of it's own. This would imply that...

The problem of the interaction of a point charge with a dielectric plate of finite thickness implies the existence of an infinite series of image charges (see http://www.lorentzcenter.nl/lc/web/2011/466/problems/2/Sometani00.pdf). I introduce notations identical to those used in this work. The...

F = ma F = (6x10^-6) * 8 F = 4.8 * 10^-5 F = QBVsin(theta) F/(BVsin(theta) = Q (4.8 x 10^-5) / (5 x 10^-3) (4000) (sin(37)) = 3.98 x 10^-6 ~ 4 uc <---- THE RIGHT ANSWER IS -4 uc

E0=V/d = 100/0.1 =1000v/m In slab 1, E1=E0/k1=500v/m In slab 2, E2=E0/k2=250v/m Applying Gauss' Law to a box surface surrounding the interface with area equal to the plates we have (-E1+E2)*A = Q/epsilon_naught So charge density sigma = -250 epsilon_naught But answer given is...

My project is to create a circuit for a stroller that can store the mechanical work into electrical while moving around and with the push of a switch, use the electrically stored energy to assist the movement of the stroller. I’ve tried capacitors but it ended up not being enough voltage and I...

I) For the first part I used: ##V = - \int E ds = \int_a^c \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} Q /r^2 dr+ \int_c^{c+d} \frac{1}{k} \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} Q /r^2 dr + \int_{c+d}^b \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0} Q /r^2 dr ## And by using ##C = Q/V## We get an answer which is somehow large for writing here...

For the b following: kQ/R=kq/L L=πR kQ/R=kq/πR πQ=q

I'm working through Griffiths EM 3rd ed. in section 2.4.2 (point charge distribution) and 2.4.3 (continuous charge distribution). I understand from the section on point charge distributions that when we add up all the work (excluding the work necessary in creating the charge itself), one clever...

I know how the answer is C, since E=F/q and F=ma=mg. However, I am a bit confused as to why my other method doesn't work. I thought that since the droplets are falling at a constant velocity, there is not net force, so according to E=F/q the electric field must be zero then? This seems like a...

Hello, Let's imagine we have an infinite plane (or large enough compared to the region of interest and measurements) pierced in normal direction by magnetic field B which is uniformly distributed but time varying. For the sake of simplicity we'll presume the magnetic induction is linearly (and...

Two identical conducting spheres A and B carry equal charge. They are separated by a distance much larger than their diameters. A third identical conducting sphere C is uncharged. Sphere C isfirst touched to A, then to B, and finally removed. As a result, the electrostatic force between A and B...

Double integration maybe?? I calculated potential due to shell on plate's center but not on other points on it's surface.

Why is angular momentum conserved for a charge in an electric field?

My Textbook says this is the formula to find energy values for electron shells: $$E_{mol of electrons} = \frac{-1312kJ}{n^2}$$ where $n$ is in electron shell number But when we divide by 1 mol to get the energy value for each electron we get $$E_{electron} = \frac{-2.178 \cdot 10^{-18}}{n^2}...

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Hello, there are a couple things about magnetism that I do not understand. 1. Why didn't we define the magnetic field to be in the directions of the force? This isn't really a technical question, I am just more curious about why it is this way. The way I was thinking of it, the math seems to...

I want to charge a 52V 12ah lipo battery directly using 2x 36 cell, 120 watt max solar panels in the most efficient way possible. My current plan is to wire the two solar panels in series to produce one effective 72 cell, 240 watt panel. The peak output voltage is 34 volts at 14 amps. The...

I was recently seeing videos on standard model of particle physics and something occurred to me that ,Higgs field gives mass to elementary particles ,this gives reason for one property of matter that is mass. Why not a field that gives elementary particles a charge ? After all their are two...

I'm trying to get the Electric Field of a Thin spherical shell along $$ \hat z $$ axis. In this problem I've got a charge/area density: σ(θ)=σ0⋅cos(θ)σ(θ)=σ0⋅cos(θ). θ∈[0,π]θ∈[0,π] (theta is the polar angle)Can you please help me with how can I know the area element? thanks.

Hi. In a current carrying conductor because of special relativity amount of protons and electrons differ so we get an electric field or as we call it magnetic field. So if magnetic field is just an electric field how is it that the charge has to move so that magnetic field would exert a force on...

Hi. Need help with physics homework. I was able to separate each term and find sigma from the second term and possibly lambda from the first term. Not sure how to approach the third term. (attached attempt at question)

Hi. Need help with physics homework. I was able to separate each term and find sigma from the second term and possibly lambda from the first term. Not sure how to approach the third term. (IMAGE ATTACHED)

Does the Earth have a charge? so magnetic field? Is there a function to its distribution on the Earth surface? If there's a free charge on the air will it effect by it?

Homework Statement The charge of uniform density 50 nC/m3 is distributed throughout the inside of a long nonconducting cylindrical rod (radius = 5.0 cm). Determine the magnitude of the potential difference of point A (2.0 cm from the axis of the rod) and point B (4.0 cm from the axis). a . 2.7...

Homework Statement A charge Q is uniformly distributed along the x-axis from x = a to x = b. If Q = 45 nC, a = –3.0 m, and b = 2.0 m, what is the electric potential (relative to zero at infinity) at the point, x = 8.0 m, on the x axis? a . 71 V b. 60 V c. 49 V <-- correct answer d. 82 V...