Electricity Definition and 999 Threads
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Heat generated due to motion of wire in magnetic field
Homework Statement A wire is moved with constant velocity such that the motion is perpendicular to the length of the wire in a region containing magnetic field perpendicular to the plane of motion. The wire has a resistance R. Will thermel energy be generated in the wire? Homework Equations...- Titan97
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- Electricity Field Heat Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Motion Wire
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Resistance: Definition & Difference Explained
My professor says resistance depends on, R\quad =\quad \frac { \rho L }{ A } And is defined as, R\quad =\quad \frac { V }{ I } What does she mean? What is the difference? A definition is denoted by \equiv, what is the difference between that and an ordinary equal sign?- Sho Kano
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- Definition Electricity Resistance
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Magnitude of the E-Field at the center of curvature
Homework Statement A circular rod has a radius of curvature R = 8.11 cm, and a uniformly distributed positive charge Q = 6.25 pC and subtends an angle theta = 2.40 rad. What is the magnitude of the electric field that Q produces at the center of curvature? Homework Equations E = kQ/r^2 6.25 pC...- Sho Kano
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- Center Charge Coulomb Curvature E-field Electric field Electricity Integral Magnitude
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Finding velocity given potentials of two parallel plates
Homework Statement A charged particle (either an electron or a proton) is moving rightward between two parallel charged plates separated by distance d=2.87mm. The plate potentials are V1=-75.8V and V2=-49V. The particle is slowing from an initial speed of 90.0 km/s at the left plate. What is...- Sho Kano
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- Charge Coulomb Electricity Kinematics Parallel Parallel plates Plates Potential Potentials Velocity
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What Happens to Unused Electricity in Distribution Transformers?
I Have a Dumb Question. If Electricity Supplied from Substation to Feeder to Transformer and Under Transformer If There Are Many Consumers. Assuming That many Consumers Went on for a Holiday, Does Utility Still Pay for the Electricity to the Generation company for the Electricity they Supplied...- Venkata Satish
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- Distribution Electricity Load Transformers
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Electric field lines from a metal shell and sphere
Homework Statement A metal sphere of charge +6μC is surrounded by a metal shell of net charge +6μC. Which of the following diagrams represents the electric field lines of the system? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution The correct answer provided by my teacher is a figure with 12...- Sho Kano
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- Charge Coulomb Electric Electric field Electric field lines Electricity Field Field lines Flux Lines Magnetism Shell Sphere
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Confusing terms? Live, Common, Neutral, Ground....
OK, so I've gone through probably 90 tutorials on electricity and related topics, and there's a bundle of terms I ran into, used by people ages 12-80 with a dozen different accents and twice as many time zones. (So I'm not sure how many terms are universal and how many are provincial). Live...- shintashi
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- Confusing Electricity Ground Neutral Terms
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Question of electricity net force
Homework Statement Three point charges are located on the positive x-axis of a coordinate system. Charge q1 = 1.0 nC is 2.0 cm from the origin, charge q2 = -3.5 nC is 4.0 cm from the origin and charge q3 = 6.0 nC located at the origin. What is the net force ((a)magnitude and (b) direction) on...- toesockshoe
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- Electricity Force Net Net force
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Making a fomula to calculate the max power (electricity)
Homework Statement Show how you can make a mathematic formula for maximum power, by using the other formulas. I think, that U is maybe called V in English. Homework Equations U= R*I Up = -ri *I+U0The Attempt at a Solution [/B] P=I·(-ri·I+U0)P= -ri·I2+U0 I- Tqooa Ez
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- Electricity Max Power
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Overall Electric flux of a rigid body
When we looked at some closed surface, we defined the overall electric flux of that surface as the sum of all infinitesimal fluxes of all the infinitesimal surfaces that make the quoted closed surface. Does that change if we do not have a closed surface, but a rigid body such as, let's say, a...- Lushikato
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- Body Electric Electric field Electric flux Electricity Flux Rigid body
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Magnetic Field at the center of a square loop
Homework Statement A square wire loop 12.0 cm on each side carries a clockwise current of 15.0 A Find the magnitude of the magnetic field at its center due to the four 1.30 −mm wire segments at the midpoint of each side. Homework Equations B = (μ0*I)/(4π)*(2a)/(x√(x^2+a^2)) The Attempt at a...- Elvis 123456789
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- Center Electricity Electricity and magnetism Field Loop Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Physics 2 Square
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Magnetic Field at center of a Square loop
Homework Statement A square wire loop 12.0 cm on each side carries a clockwise current of 15.0 A Find the magnitude of the magnetic field at its center due to the four 1.30 −mm wire segments at the midpoint of each side. Homework Equations B = (μ0*I)/(4π)*(2a)/(x√(x^2+a^2)) The Attempt at a...- Elvis 123456789
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- Center Electricity Electricity and magnetism Field Loop Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Square
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How to conduct electricity through water without electrodes?
More specifically, how to conduct electricity through water without submerging electrodes into water? I can't think of other way except using high voltage to arc across air into water, but this method only work for high voltage. Any ideas? Thanks- kevin_tee
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- Electricity Electrodes Electrolysis High voltage Water
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Why not transmit electricity in 4-phase?
Or even better, generate in 4-Phase, convert to two-phase for transmission. Even number phases cancel out nicely (contrary to popular belief, 3-phase does not actually cancel out). 2-phase might be convertible back to four phase for the purpose of industrial motors. Forgive me for speaking out...- GregValcourt
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- Electricity
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Calculating Electric and Magnetic Field amplitude
Homework Statement A circular uniform laser beam has a power of P = 3.2 mW and a diameter of d = 8.5 mm. The beam is a form of electromagnetic raditation with both electric and magnetic field components. (a) Calculate the intensity of the beam in units of W/m^2 (b) Calculate the energy (delta...- gsmtiger18
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- Amplitude Electric Electricity Field Laser Magnetic Magnetic field Magnetism Physics 2
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Distance between Isotopes in a mass spec
Homework Statement Suppose the electric field between the plates P and P' in the mass spectrometer in following figure is 1.89×104V/m and the magnetic field in both regions is 0.668 T. If the source contains the three isotopes of krypton, 82Kr,84Kr, and 86Kr, and the ions are singly charged...- Elvis 123456789
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- Electricity Isotopes Magnetism Mass Mass spectrometer
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Method of images about a sphere with a dipole
Homework Statement Hello everyone, I am new here and have a question regarding method of images in my electricity and magnetism class. I need help to even get the ball rolling. The question is as follows: a) What is the image of a dipole, oriented toward the center of the conducting sphere, if...- Freddy P
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- Dipole Electricity Images Magnetism Method Method of images Sphere
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- Forum: Advanced Physics Homework Help
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Other Where can I get the work "De Mundo" by William Gilbert?
it's an old book of science, where can I find all those old science work to study science through its history?- CollinsArg
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- Electricity History Science Work
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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Projectile Motion in an Electric field
Homework Statement Protons are projected with an initial speed of v0 = 10^5 m/s into a region in which a uniform electric field E = 800N/C [down] is present. The protons are to hit a target that lies a horizontal distance of 10.0 mm from the point at which the protons are launched. a) find the...- Elvis 123456789
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- Electric Electric field Electricity Field Motion Projectile Projectile motion
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Solving Hall Voltage Problem Homework Statement
Homework Statement [See the figure attached] a) Find the relation between velocity of electron v and current I. b) Because of the magnetic force on the electron they move at the edge of conductor as shown in the figure and create a electrostatic force that oppomagnetostatic force. Find the...- PhyBoy
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- Electricity Physics Voltage
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The Electric Potential Equation
Homework Statement An object with charge q = −4.00×10−9 C is placed in a region of uniform electric field and is released from rest at point A. After the charge has moved to point B, 0.500 m to the right, it has kinetic energy 5.00×10−7 J .What is the magnitude of the electric field? Homework...- meaghan
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- Electric Electric field Electricity Field Physics 2
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How Does Current Flow in an Equipotential Conductor?
i have studied that a conductor is equipotential and charges don't flow through it but how does it flow through a wire?- ajaysabarish
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- Conductor Current Doubt Electrcity Electricity
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Can this electric motor generate electricity?
http://imgur.com/6iPdcyJ http://imgur.com/6iPdcyJ This question may sound stupid, but I'm curious. Can the electric motor generate electricity if you spin the axle rod? Do the positives and negatives gain charges? EDIT: Image may not work, http://imgur.com/6iPdcyJ- MisterNeo
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- Electric Electric motor Electricity Motor
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Classical Recommendation for rigorous intro books to mechanics and E&M
Hey guys I'm a sophomore in college currently taking physics 2(intro E&M), Multivariable calculus, and Differential Equations. I was hoping some of you guys could recommend some good books for intro mechanics and E&M. I'm currently using University Physics by Young in my E&M class, and I used...- Elvis 123456789
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- Books Classical dynamics Classical mechanics E&m Electricity Intro Mechanics Recommendation Rigorous
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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What is the explanation for the electrostatic force between two charged bodies?
Okay guys It's no wonder I love electrostatics I keep on getting so many doubts Okay my doubt goes like this Consider 2 charges(q1and q2 having masses m1and m2 (here i am assuming that these two aren't point charges and therefore don't have negligible volume/mass) Okay so i am neglecting the...- UchihaClan13
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- Electricity Electrostatic Electrostatic force Force
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How do I compute electric flux through a half-cylinder
Homework Statement In figure 1, take the half-cylinder's radius and length to be 3.4cm and 15cm respectively. If the electric field has magnitude 5.9 kN/C, find the flux through the half-cylinder. Hint: You don't need to do an integral! Why not? Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I...- micro435
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- Electric Electric field Electric flux Electricity Flux
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Are a substance's electrical and heat conductivity related?
For example can an object be very conductive to electricity but be a very poor conductor of heat and vise-versa, or is a good conductor of one always a good conductor of the other and a bad conductor of one always a bad conductor of both? If they are related, then how and why are they connected...- ScientificMind
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- Conductivity Electrical Electricity Heat
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What can I make to keep track of time without electricity
I need to make a time keeping apparatus that doesn't require electricity. It needs to be something I can make at home and can obtain the resources from a local department store(menards or Home Depot etc.). Any suggestions?- Michael2525
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- Electricity Time Track
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Are Electrons in Different Energy States Responsible for Variations in Power Output?
Simple level question this: How many kinds of electrons are there? Like if 1 Amp = 6.24 x 10^18 electrons and Watts = Amps x Volts then in our local 240V system the watts = 240. = 0.24 kW. Now if we take that 1 Amp in an American 120Volt system then the Watts = 120W. So the same stream...- abrogard
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- Electricity Electrons
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Calculating Electric Field Using Gauss' Law for a Charged Insulating Slab
Homework Statement A slab of insulating material has thickness 2d and is oriented so that its faces are parallel to the yz-plane and given by the planes x=d and x=−d. The y- and z-dimensions of the slab are very large compared to d and may be treated as essentially infinite. Let the charge...- Elvis 123456789
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- Applications Electric flux Electricity Gauss Gauss' law Law Physics 2
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help
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Switches changing brightness of bulbs
Homework Statement All bulbs are identical, (no information given on resistance so assuming all the same) All the switches are closed and then S1 is opened, Does bulb 6 get brighter, dimmer or stay the same? Does bulb 4 get brighter, dimmer or stay the same? Explain briefly why. Homework...- AstroJMT42
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- Brightness Bulb Circuit Electricity Switches
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Doubt on equipotential surfaces
i know that all conductors are equipotential,then how are charges flowing in a conductor?and at times in we say that charges won't flow since two points are equipotential(like in wheat stone bridge we say that charge won't flow across the capacitor/resistor since the ends of the 5th...- vijayramakrishnan
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- Current electricity Doubt Electricity Electrostatic equipotential Surfaces
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(Simple Electromagnetics) A charge placed between 2 charges
Homework Statement A charge (q) is placed in-between two other equal charges named Q. Q-----q-----Q a) If both Q's are positive, is charge q in equilibrium? If yes, is it a stable or unstable equilibrium? b) What about if one Q is negative while the other is...- runninthrutha6
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- Charge Charges Coulomb Elecrtomagnetism Electricity Electricity and magnetism Electromagnetics Physics
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Magnetic field and electrical fields
Can someone please explain to me why, a changing magnetic field can produce an electric field and a changing electrical field can produce a magnetic field. Also how do magnetic fields originate, what causes them?- nnope
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- Electrical Electricity Engineering Field Fields Magnetic Magnetic field
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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2 capacitors reaching equillibrium?
Homework Statement A capacitor 1 of 3nF is charged with 3 volts. When it is completely charged, we connect it to an uncharged capacitor 2 of 7 nF. Calculate the charge on each capacitor after they reach electric equillibrium. Homework Equations Q=CV The Attempt at a Solution my confusion is...- **Mariam**
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- Capacitor Capacitors Circuit analysis Electricity
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Electrical Fields within the body
So I was thinking, if the body has its own electrical currents... especially in the brain, then the brain must have an electrical field that extends infinitely. If that is the case can the brains electrical field interact with the real world and influence it. So for example if the field was...- nnope
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- Body Electrical Electricity Electrons Fields Protons
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Nuclear fusion power plants - why is it taking so long to make them?
Hello everyone and happy new year! I would like to ask why it takes so long to create nuclear fusion power plants. The world's first nuclear fission power plant to generate electricity was started in 1954, some nine years after the nuclear fission bomb was detonated. Now we are more than 50...- SpaceBear
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- Electricity Fusion Fusion power Nuclear Nuclear fusion Plants Power
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AC frequency and power of an electrical appliance
So the frequency in the power grid is 50 - 60 Hz depending on country's electrical standard. If I have a ~2000 watt heater that runs on 220 volts ~ 9 amps at 50 Hz, would increasing or decreasing the frequency effect the power output of the device. For example if I make the device run at 75 Hz...- Alexandar
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- Ac Electrical Electricity Frequency Power
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- Forum: Electrical Engineering
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Intro Physics How does KIP Fundamentals of Electricity compare to Purcell?
How does KIP: Fundamentals of Electricity and Magnetism compare against Purcell? Are they at the same level? Or would focusing on Purcell be a better option? I took an honors EM class and are assigned text was Purcell. It was the first time our school used Purcell for an honors sequence...- MidgetDwarf
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- Compare Electricity Fundamentals Purcell
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Honeycomb structure of oil due to an electric field
Hi, I've been working on a problem for some time now and I can't figure out why exactly this happens, and I've been looking for some insight. The phenomenon can be seen in this video. We can see that the oil rearranges itself due to a high-voltage electric field. Thinking about this, my...- kiloNewton
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- Dielectric Electric Electric field Electricity Field High voltage Oil Phenomenon Structure
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Acetone in water influence its enthelpy of vaporization
Hi Everyone, I'm currently developing a waste heat recovery device as a side project. The system I've created uses a solution of acetone and water. One step in the process involves vaporizing acetone from the water at a low grade heat temperature (note: acetone does not form an azeotrope with... -
What are some liquids that can give up valence electrons when heated?
Hello everyone, I am currently working on a project to design a more efficient method of electricity production in the nuclear industry. I haven't been able to find anything online (and chemistry isn't exactly my strong suit most of the time), but I wanted to know if anyone knows of a liquid or... -
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Chemistry "Simple molecular structure do not conduct electricity" H2O?
Homework Statement Book says "Substances with a simple molecular structure do not conduct electricity. This is because they do not have any free electrons or an overall electric charge". Homework EquationsThe Attempt at a Solution I think the statement is a generalization because water is a...- Barclay
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- Electricity Molecular Molecular structure Structure
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Intro Physics Electricity and Gravity Question
Two pith balls, each with a mass of 5.00g, are attached to non-conducting threads and suspended from the same point on the ceiling. Each thread has a length of 1.00m. The balls are then given an identical charge, which causes them to separate. At the point that the electrical and gravitational...- Alameen Damer
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- Electricity Gravity
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Question about Purcell - Electricity and Magnetism
In chapter 5 of Purcell's Electricity and Magnetism, he shows using principles of special relatives that the magnetic force of a current carrying wire on a moving charge is equivalent to the charge experiencing an electric force in its own frame of reference. His argument is that when the...- Diaz Lilahk
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- Electricity Electricity and magnetism Magnetism Purcell
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- Forum: Special and General Relativity
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Can Moving a Magnet Near Copper Wire Generate Usable Electricity?
Hey guys :) new here, Just a simple question to get started. looks like a great forum :D Is the following statement correct or incorrect? If I hold a normal magnet with north and south poles, and I move my hand in one direction parallel to copper wiring, will it generate...- atgblue1
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- Electrical charge Electricity
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Magnet moving over surface creating levitation
Hi, I've been doing reading on Halbach Arrays moving over surfaces and generating repulsive forces. From my understanding, the moving magnet induces a circular electric current in the metal track, which gives rise to a magnetic field. However, I'm having trouble understanding why this field...- vidur27
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- Array Current Electricity Levitation Magnet Surface
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- Forum: Electromagnetism
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Why is Plasma a good conductor of electricity?
What gives it this property?- motleycat
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- Conductor Electricity Plasma
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Fuel efficiency, turbine vs stroke generator
Hi, [FONT=PT Sans] I'm trying to figure which is more fuel efficient, turbine vs stroke generators. This honda stroke engine generator does 1000w for 3.8 hrs with 0.6 gallons of fuel or 2.3 liters, so the power per liter of fuel is 1,300 kW...- Lrn
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- Efficiency Electricity Fuel Generator Generators Turbine
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- Forum: General Engineering
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Understanding Electricity and Magnetism: Solving Practice Problems
The 4 questions have been uploaded as 2 jpeg files. I need step by step proper solutions as a pdf or word file if possible. Please help. Send the solutions to my email id : pyplx7x@gmail.com- Shashank Verma
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- Electricity Electricity and magnetism Magnetism
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- Forum: Introductory Physics Homework Help