Electric Charges and Fields

1. Statement of the Concept (Electric Charge) Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter that causes it to experience…

1. Statement of the Concept There are two types of electric charges found in nature: Positive charge Negative charge Objects

1. Statement of the Concept Electric charge is quantized, meaning it always exists in discrete, indivisible packets. The smallest unit

1. Statement of the Concept The electric field at a point located on the axis of a uniformly charged ring

1. Statement of the Law / Concept Overview The additivity of electric charge states that total charge of a system

1. Statement of the Law / Concept Overview Coulomb’s Law states that: The electrostatic force between two stationary point charges

1. Statement of the Concept / Overview Dielectric constant or relative electrical permittivity (symbol: [\varepsilon_r]) is defined as: The ratio

1. Statement of the Principle / Concept Overview The Superposition Principle states that: The net electric force (or electric field)

1. Statement of the Concept / Overview When charge is distributed over a line, surface, or volume, the total electric

1. Statement of the Concept / Overview The electric field at a point in space is defined as the force