Welcome

to Physics 24.

PHYSICS 24
Engineering Physics II

Spring 2013

Dr. Allan Pringle

Course Instructor
Room 122 Physics, 3414031
http://www.mst.edu/~pringle
pringle@mst.edu
http://physics.mst.edu/classes/class_24.html

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CourseHandbook
Syllabus
StartingEquations
SpecialHomeworkassignments.
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alabschedule.There are no labs this week. Odd-numbered
sections meet next week (3L05 is odd, 3L06 is even).

Previous Text
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36

Current Text
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14

Fromthesyllabus:
1. Tuesday, August 20
1: 18, 29, 38, 74, Special Homework #1

Yourrecitationinstructorwillcallstudentstotheboardtowork
homeworkproblemstomorrow.Youmayuseyourcalculator,a
blankhandoutproblemsheet,andthestartingequationsheet.
Nothingelse.Wedounderstandthatthisisthefirstweekof
class.

Thissemesterwestudyelectromagneticforcesandtheir
consequences.
Theseforcesareresponsibleforholdingtogetherliving
andman-madethings,aswellasallthingsinnature,soI
supposetheyareworthstudying
nottomentionthefactthatthetechnologythat
dominatesyourlifedependsonelectromagneticforces.

Todays agenda:
Electric Charge.
Just a reminder of some things you learned back in grade school.

Coulombs Law (electrical force between charged

particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged
particles.

The electric field.

You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field due to point charges.

You must be able to calculate electric field of one or more point charges.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric

field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform
electric field.

Electric Charge
Static Electricity
Therearetwokindsofcharge.

Properties of charges
likechargesrepel
unlikechargesattract
chargescanmovebutchargeisconserved
Law of conservation of charge:thenetamountofelectric
chargeproducedinanyprocessiszero.(Not on your starting equation
sheet, but a fact that you can use any time.)

Althoughtherearetwokindsofchargedparticlesinanatom,
electronsarethechargesthatusuallymovearound.
+

Aprotonisroughly2000timesmoremassivethanan
electron.
Chargesarequantized(comeinunitsofe=1.6x10-19C).
Thechargeofanelectronise=1.6x10-19coulombs.
Thechargeofaprotonis+e=+1.6x10-19coulombs.

Todays agenda:
Electric Charge.
Just a reminder of some things you learned back in grade school.

Coulombs Law (electrical force between

charged particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged
particles.

The electric field.

You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field due to point charges.

You must be able to calculate electric field of one or more point charges.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric

field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform
electric field.

Coulombs Law
Coulombslawquantifiesthemagnitudeoftheelectrostatic
force.
Coulombslawgivestheforce(innewtons)betweenchargesq1
andq2(incoulombs),wherer12isthedistanceinmeters
betweenthecharges,andk=9x109Nm2/C2.

q1q 2
F k 2
12
r12

a note on starting equations

q1q 2
F k 2
12
r12

isonyourstartingequationsheet.

Ingeneral,youneedtobegin*solutionswithstartingequations.
Youmaybeginwithanycorrectvariantofastartingequation.

QA QB
F k
Forexample,islegalandmaybeused.
E
D2
Dontgethungupaboutstartingaproblemwithanequation
whichisanexactcopyofonefromtheOSEsheet.
*Begindoesnotmeanthatastartingequationhastobethefirstthingthatappears
onyourpaper.Itmightbeseverallinesbeforeyouuseastartingequation.

Forceisavectorquantity.Yourstartingequationgivesthe
magnitudeoftheforce.Useyourdiagramfortheproblemto
figureoutthedirection.Ifthechargesareoppositeinsign,the
forceisattractive;ifthechargesarethesameinsign,theforce
isrepulsive.Also,

1
k
4 0

where

0 8.85 1012

C2
.
2
N m

Remember,avectorhasamagnitudeandadirection.

CoulombsLawisvalidforpointcharges.Ifthechargedobjects
aresphericalandthechargeisuniformlydistributed,r12isthe
distancebetweenthecentersofthespheres.
r12

IjusttoldyouitsOKto
useCoulombsLawfor
spherically-symmetric
chargedistributions.

Ifmorethanonechargeisinvolved,thenetforceisthevector
sumofallforces(superposition).Forobjectswithcomplex
shapes,youmustaddupalltheforcesactingoneachseparate
charge(calculus!!).
+
+
+

YourstartingequationsheethasthisversionofCoulombs
Law:
qq
Iwantthisclassto

F k 12 2 ,
12
r12

makeyouhearlittle
voicesinyourhead.

whichgivesyouthemagnitudeF12andtellsyouthatyouneed
tofigureoutthedirectionseparately.

Onyourhomeworkdiagrams,showboththemagnitudesand
signsofq1andq2.

Example: CalculatethenetelectrostaticforceonchargeQ3
duetothechargesQ1andQ2.
y

30 cm

Q3=+65C
60
c

=30

Q1=-86C

Q2=+50C
52 cm

Tobeworkedattheblackboard.Youshouldapplytheexpert
techniquesyoulearnedinPhysics23toPhysics24problems.

IfQ3werefreetomove,whatdirectionwoulditsinitial
accelerationbe?HowwouldIcalculatetheacceleration?
WouldtheaccelerationremainconstantasQ3moved?CouldI
usetheequationsofkinematics(rememberthemfromPhysics
23?)todescribethemotionofQ3?

Todays agenda:
Electric Charge.
Just a reminder of some things you learned back in grade school.

Coulombs Law (electrical force between charged

particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged
particles.

The electric field.

You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field due to point charges.

You must be able to calculate electric field of one or more point charges.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric

field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform
electric field.

Coulombs Law:
its just part of a bigger picture
Coulomb's Law quantifies the interaction between
charged particles.

1 q1q 2
F =
,
2
12 4 0 r12

r12
+

Q1

Q2

Charged particles exert forces on each other over great

distances.
How does a charged particle "know" another one is
there?
We use the concept of an electric field to explain this
interaction. Here's the idea

The Electric Field

F12
A charged particle propagates
(sends out) a "field" into all space.
Other charged particles
sense the field, and know
that the first one is there.

+
like
charges
repel

F21

F13
F31
unlike
charges
attract

The idea of an electric field is good for a number of

reasons:
It makes us feel good, like weve
F12
actually explained something.
OK, that was a flippant remark. There are serious
+
reasons why the idea is good.
F13
We can develop a theory based on
this idea. From this theory may spring
unimagined inventions.
If the theory explains past observations and leads to
new predictions, the idea was good.

The electric field is real!

Trust me.

+
F21
like
charges
repel

F31
unlike
charges
attract

We define the electric field by the force it exerts on a

test charge q0:

r
r F0
E=
q0

The subscript 0 reminds you the force is

on the test charge. I wont require the
subscripts when you use this equation for
boardwork or on exams.

If the test charge is "too big" it perturbs the electric

field, so the correct definition is

r
r
F0
E = lim
q0 0 q
0

You wont be required to

use this version of the
equation.

Any time you know the electric field, you

r can
r use this equation to calculate
the force on a charged particle in thatFelectric
= qE
field.

This version of the electric field equation is on your

equation sheet. Use it for problems involving electric
fields and forces:
Im not mad, I tell you, not mad.
The little voices tell me Im quite
sane.

r
r
F = qE

This is your second starting equation. The equation tells you the direction
of the electric field is the direction of the force exerted on a POSITIVE test
charge. The absence of absolute value signs around q means you MUST
include the sign of q in your work.

r
F0
r
N
The units of electric field are E = =

q0 C
newtons/coulomb.

In chapter 23, you will learn that the units of electric

field can also be expressed as volts/meter:

N V
E = =
C m
The electric field exists independent of whether there
is a charged particle around to feel it.

Remember: the electric field direction is

the direction a + charge would feel a force.

A + charge would be repelled by another + charge.

Therefore the direction of the electric field is
away from positive (and towards negative).

http://regentsprep.org/Regents/physics/phys03/afieldint/default.htm

Gravitational Fields
The idea of a field is not new to you. You experienced
fields (gravitational) in Physics 23.

r
m1m 2
FG =G 2 , attractive
r12
r
rr
FG
g(r) =
m

Units of g
are actually
N/kg!

rr
g(r) is the local gravitational field. On earth, it is about
9.8 N/kg, directed towards the center of the earth.
If the last
equation looks
like this, you have
missing fonts.

Todays agenda:
Electric Charge.
Just a reminder of some things you learned back in grade school.

Coulombs Law (electrical force between charged

particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged
particles.

The electric field.

You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field due to point charges.

You must be able to calculate electric field of one or more point charges.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric

field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform
electric field.

The Electric Field

Due to a Point Charge
Coulomb's law says

q1q 2
F =k 2 ,
12
r12
... which tells us the electric field due to a point charge
q is

r
q
E q =k 2 , away from +
r

or
just

This is your third starting equation.

E=k

r2

E=k

q
r2

A physics 24 equation is like a toaster!

You wouldnt
shove yogurt
down your
toaster, would
you?
You cant expect to just shove the numbers into an
equation and out pops the correct answer.
To experience the optimum user satisfaction from your
physics 24 toaster equations you need to understand
what they mean and think about what you are doing
with them.

If we definer as a unit vector from the source point to

the field point
source point

r +

field point

then the equation for the electric field of a point

charge becomes:

r
q
E=k 2 r
r

You may start with either

equation for the electric field
(this one or the one on the
previous slide). But dont use
this one unless you REALLY
know what you are doing!
(So for now dont use it!)

Example: calculate the electric field at the electrons

distance away from the proton in a hydrogen atom
(5.3x10-11 m).
To be worked at the blackboard.

For comparison, air begins to break down and conduct

electricity at about 30 kV/cm, or 3x106 V/m.

Example: calculate the electric field at position P due to

the two protons shown.

E1

P
E2

Q2=+e
+

Q1=+e
+
D

r
r r
k Q1 k Q 2
E P E1 E 2 2 i
i
2
D
2D
r
ke ke
5ke
EP 2 i
i 2 i
2
D
4D
4D

A Dipole
A combination of two electric charges with equal
magnitude and opposite sign, separated by a fixed
distance, is called a dipole.
- -q

+q +
d

The charge on this dipole is q (not zero, not +q, not q,

not 2q). The distance between the charges is d. Dipoles
are everywhere in nature.

This is an electric dipole. Later in the course well study magnetic dipoles.

The Electric Field of a Dipole

Example: calculate the electric field at point P, which
lies on the perpendicular bisector a distance L from a
dipole of charge q.
P

qd
E
4 o r 3

to be worked at the
blackboard

the answer (to

make sure I get it
right!)

- -q

+q +
d

qd
E
4o r 3

- -q

+q +
d

Caution! The
above equation for
E applies only to
points along the
perpendicular
bisector of the
It
is not a starting
dipole.
equation.

Todays agenda:
Electric Charge.
Just a reminder of some things you learned back in grade school.

Coulombs Law (electrical force between charged

particles).
You must be able to calculate the electrical forces between one or more charged
particles.

The electric field.

You must be able to calculate the force on a charged particle in an electric field.

Electric field due to point charges.

You must be able to calculate electric field of one or more point charges.

Motion of a charged particle in a uniform

electric field.
You must be able to solve for the trajectory of a charged particle in a uniform
electric field.

Motion of a Charged Particle

in a Uniform Electric Field
A charged particle in an electric field experiences a
force, and if it is free to move, an acceleration.
If the only force is due to the
electric field, then

r
r
r
F ma qE.

- - - - - - - - - - - - -

+ + + + + + + + + + + + +

If E is constant, then a is constant, and you can use the

equations of kinematics* (remember way back to the
beginning of Physics 23?).
*If you get called to the board, you can use the Physics 23 starting equations. They
are posted.

Example: an electron moving with velocity v0 in the

positive x direction enters a region of uniform electric
field that makes a right angle with the electrons initial
velocity. Express the position and velocity of the
electron as a function
y of time.
- - - - - - - - - - - - -

v0

+ + + + + + + + + + + + +

To be worked at the blackboard.

What would be different for a proton?

v fx vix a x t

1
2
x f x i vix t a x t
2

Make sure you understand what a uniform electric field is.

Homework Hints (may not apply every semester)

There are two kinds of electric field problems in
todays lecture:
1. Given an electric field, calculate the force
on a charged particle.
2. Given one or more charged particles,
calculate the electric field they produce.

r
r
F = qE

q
E=k 2
r

Make sure you understand which kind of problem you

are working on!

Homework Hints (may not apply every semester)

Symmetry is your friend. Use it when appropriate. Dont
use it when not appropriate.

r
GmM
FG,pair 2 , attractive
r
The above equation is on the Physics 23 Starting
Equation Sheet, which is posted in the recitation
classrooms. You are free to use Physics 23 starting
equations at any time.

Homework Hints (may not apply every semester)

Your starting equations so far are:

q1q 2
F k 2
12
r12

r
r F0
E=
q0

E=k

q
r2

(plus Physics 23 starting equations).

Remove the absolute value signs ONLY IF you know
that all charges are positive.

Homework Hints (may not apply every semester)

If a homework problem asks for both the magnitude and
direction of a vector, we are generally OK if you express
the vector in unit vector notation instead.
You must include units if a problem has a numeric
answer. Do not include units if the answer is symbolic.
Suggestion: work problems symbolically, then plug
numbers in at the very end.
21.74 (due tomorrow): assume the particle is at the
origin at time t=0.

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