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We shall tentatively assume that this can be done and proceed If a system contains two point charges q1 and q2, the total charge of the system is obtained simply by adding algebraically q1 and q2 , i e , charges add up like real numbers or they are scalars like the mass of a body
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If a system contains two point charges q1 and q2, the total charge of the system is obtained simply by adding algebraically q1 and q2 , i e , charges add up like real numbers or they are scalars like the mass of a body If a system contains n charges q1, q2, q3, …, qn, then the total charge of the system is q1 + q2 + q3 + … + qn
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e , charges add up like real numbers or they are scalars like the mass of a body If a system contains n charges q1, q2, q3, …, qn, then the total charge of the system is q1 + q2 + q3 + … + qn Charge has magnitude but no direction, similar to mass
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, charges add up like real numbers or they are scalars like the mass of a body If a system contains n charges q1, q2, q3, …, qn, then the total charge of the system is q1 + q2 + q3 + … + qn Charge has magnitude but no direction, similar to mass However, there is one difference between mass and charge
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If a system contains n charges q1, q2, q3, …, qn, then the total charge of the system is q1 + q2 + q3 + … + qn Charge has magnitude but no direction, similar to mass However, there is one difference between mass and charge Mass of a body is always positive whereas a charge can be either positive or negative
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Charge has magnitude but no direction, similar to mass However, there is one difference between mass and charge Mass of a body is always positive whereas a charge can be either positive or negative Proper signs have to be used while adding the charges in a system
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However, there is one difference between mass and charge Mass of a body is always positive whereas a charge can be either positive or negative Proper signs have to be used while adding the charges in a system For example, the total charge of a system containing five charges +1, +2, –3, +4 and –5, in some arbitrary unit, is (+1) + (+2) + (–3) + (+4) + (–5) = –1 in the same unit
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Mass of a body is always positive whereas a charge can be either positive or negative Proper signs have to be used while adding the charges in a system For example, the total charge of a system containing five charges +1, +2, –3, +4 and –5, in some arbitrary unit, is (+1) + (+2) + (–3) + (+4) + (–5) = –1 in the same unit 1
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Proper signs have to be used while adding the charges in a system For example, the total charge of a system containing five charges +1, +2, –3, +4 and –5, in some arbitrary unit, is (+1) + (+2) + (–3) + (+4) + (–5) = –1 in the same unit 1 4
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For example, the total charge of a system containing five charges +1, +2, –3, +4 and –5, in some arbitrary unit, is (+1) + (+2) + (–3) + (+4) + (–5) = –1 in the same unit 1 4 2 Charge is conserved We have already hinted to the fact that when bodies are charged by rubbing, there is transfer of electrons from one body to the other; no new charges are either created or destroyed
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1 4 2 Charge is conserved We have already hinted to the fact that when bodies are charged by rubbing, there is transfer of electrons from one body to the other; no new charges are either created or destroyed A picture of particles of electric charge enables us to understand the idea of conservation of charge
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4 2 Charge is conserved We have already hinted to the fact that when bodies are charged by rubbing, there is transfer of electrons from one body to the other; no new charges are either created or destroyed A picture of particles of electric charge enables us to understand the idea of conservation of charge When we rub two bodies, what one body gains in charge the other body loses
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2 Charge is conserved We have already hinted to the fact that when bodies are charged by rubbing, there is transfer of electrons from one body to the other; no new charges are either created or destroyed A picture of particles of electric charge enables us to understand the idea of conservation of charge When we rub two bodies, what one body gains in charge the other body loses Within an isolated system consisting of many charged bodies, due to interactions among the bodies, charges may get redistributed but it is found that the total charge of the isolated system is always conserved
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A picture of particles of electric charge enables us to understand the idea of conservation of charge When we rub two bodies, what one body gains in charge the other body loses Within an isolated system consisting of many charged bodies, due to interactions among the bodies, charges may get redistributed but it is found that the total charge of the isolated system is always conserved Conservation of charge has been established experimentally
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When we rub two bodies, what one body gains in charge the other body loses Within an isolated system consisting of many charged bodies, due to interactions among the bodies, charges may get redistributed but it is found that the total charge of the isolated system is always conserved Conservation of charge has been established experimentally It is not possible to create or destroy net charge carried by any isolated system although the charge carrying particles may be created or destroyed FIGURE 1
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Within an isolated system consisting of many charged bodies, due to interactions among the bodies, charges may get redistributed but it is found that the total charge of the isolated system is always conserved Conservation of charge has been established experimentally It is not possible to create or destroy net charge carried by any isolated system although the charge carrying particles may be created or destroyed FIGURE 1 2 Electroscopes: (a) The gold leaf electroscope, (b) Schematics of a simple electroscope
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Conservation of charge has been established experimentally It is not possible to create or destroy net charge carried by any isolated system although the charge carrying particles may be created or destroyed FIGURE 1 2 Electroscopes: (a) The gold leaf electroscope, (b) Schematics of a simple electroscope Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 5 in a process
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It is not possible to create or destroy net charge carried by any isolated system although the charge carrying particles may be created or destroyed FIGURE 1 2 Electroscopes: (a) The gold leaf electroscope, (b) Schematics of a simple electroscope Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 5 in a process Sometimes nature creates charged particles: a neutron turns into a proton and an electron
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2 Electroscopes: (a) The gold leaf electroscope, (b) Schematics of a simple electroscope Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 5 in a process Sometimes nature creates charged particles: a neutron turns into a proton and an electron The proton and electron thus created have equal and opposite charges and the total charge is zero before and after the creation
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Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 5 in a process Sometimes nature creates charged particles: a neutron turns into a proton and an electron The proton and electron thus created have equal and opposite charges and the total charge is zero before and after the creation 1
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Sometimes nature creates charged particles: a neutron turns into a proton and an electron The proton and electron thus created have equal and opposite charges and the total charge is zero before and after the creation 1 4
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The proton and electron thus created have equal and opposite charges and the total charge is zero before and after the creation 1 4 3 Quantisation of charge Experimentally it is established that all free charges are integral multiples of a basic unit of charge denoted by e
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1 4 3 Quantisation of charge Experimentally it is established that all free charges are integral multiples of a basic unit of charge denoted by e Thus charge q on a body is always given by q = ne where n is any integer, positive or negative
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4 3 Quantisation of charge Experimentally it is established that all free charges are integral multiples of a basic unit of charge denoted by e Thus charge q on a body is always given by q = ne where n is any integer, positive or negative This basic unit of charge is the charge that an electron or proton carries
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3 Quantisation of charge Experimentally it is established that all free charges are integral multiples of a basic unit of charge denoted by e Thus charge q on a body is always given by q = ne where n is any integer, positive or negative This basic unit of charge is the charge that an electron or proton carries By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative; therefore charge on an electron is written as –e and that on a proton as +e
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Thus charge q on a body is always given by q = ne where n is any integer, positive or negative This basic unit of charge is the charge that an electron or proton carries By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative; therefore charge on an electron is written as –e and that on a proton as +e The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge
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This basic unit of charge is the charge that an electron or proton carries By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative; therefore charge on an electron is written as –e and that on a proton as +e The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge There are a large number of situations in physics where certain physical quantities are quantised
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By convention, the charge on an electron is taken to be negative; therefore charge on an electron is written as –e and that on a proton as +e The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge There are a large number of situations in physics where certain physical quantities are quantised The quantisation of charge was first suggested by the experimental laws of electrolysis discovered by English experimentalist Faraday
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The fact that electric charge is always an integral multiple of e is termed as quantisation of charge There are a large number of situations in physics where certain physical quantities are quantised The quantisation of charge was first suggested by the experimental laws of electrolysis discovered by English experimentalist Faraday It was experimentally demonstrated by Millikan in 1912
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There are a large number of situations in physics where certain physical quantities are quantised The quantisation of charge was first suggested by the experimental laws of electrolysis discovered by English experimentalist Faraday It was experimentally demonstrated by Millikan in 1912 In the International System (SI) of Units, a unit of charge is called a coulomb and is denoted by the symbol C
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The quantisation of charge was first suggested by the experimental laws of electrolysis discovered by English experimentalist Faraday It was experimentally demonstrated by Millikan in 1912 In the International System (SI) of Units, a unit of charge is called a coulomb and is denoted by the symbol C A coulomb is defined in terms the unit of the electric current which you are going to learn in a subsequent chapter
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It was experimentally demonstrated by Millikan in 1912 In the International System (SI) of Units, a unit of charge is called a coulomb and is denoted by the symbol C A coulomb is defined in terms the unit of the electric current which you are going to learn in a subsequent chapter In terms of this definition, one coulomb is the charge flowing through a wire in 1 s if the current is 1 A (ampere), (see Chapter 1 of Class XI, Physics Textbook , Part I)
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In the International System (SI) of Units, a unit of charge is called a coulomb and is denoted by the symbol C A coulomb is defined in terms the unit of the electric current which you are going to learn in a subsequent chapter In terms of this definition, one coulomb is the charge flowing through a wire in 1 s if the current is 1 A (ampere), (see Chapter 1 of Class XI, Physics Textbook , Part I) In this system, the value of the basic unit of charge is e = 1
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A coulomb is defined in terms the unit of the electric current which you are going to learn in a subsequent chapter In terms of this definition, one coulomb is the charge flowing through a wire in 1 s if the current is 1 A (ampere), (see Chapter 1 of Class XI, Physics Textbook , Part I) In this system, the value of the basic unit of charge is e = 1 602192 × 10–19 C Thus, there are about 6 × 1018 electrons in a charge of –1C
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In terms of this definition, one coulomb is the charge flowing through a wire in 1 s if the current is 1 A (ampere), (see Chapter 1 of Class XI, Physics Textbook , Part I) In this system, the value of the basic unit of charge is e = 1 602192 × 10–19 C Thus, there are about 6 × 1018 electrons in a charge of –1C In electrostatics, charges of this large magnitude are seldom encountered and hence we use smaller units 1 mC (micro coulomb) = 10–6 C or 1 mC (milli coulomb) = 10–3 C
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In this system, the value of the basic unit of charge is e = 1 602192 × 10–19 C Thus, there are about 6 × 1018 electrons in a charge of –1C In electrostatics, charges of this large magnitude are seldom encountered and hence we use smaller units 1 mC (micro coulomb) = 10–6 C or 1 mC (milli coulomb) = 10–3 C If the protons and electrons are the only basic charges in the universe, all the observable charges have to be integral multiples of e
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602192 × 10–19 C Thus, there are about 6 × 1018 electrons in a charge of –1C In electrostatics, charges of this large magnitude are seldom encountered and hence we use smaller units 1 mC (micro coulomb) = 10–6 C or 1 mC (milli coulomb) = 10–3 C If the protons and electrons are the only basic charges in the universe, all the observable charges have to be integral multiples of e Thus, if a body contains n1 electrons and n2 protons, the total amount of charge on the body is n2 × e + n1 × (–e) = (n2 – n1) e
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In electrostatics, charges of this large magnitude are seldom encountered and hence we use smaller units 1 mC (micro coulomb) = 10–6 C or 1 mC (milli coulomb) = 10–3 C If the protons and electrons are the only basic charges in the universe, all the observable charges have to be integral multiples of e Thus, if a body contains n1 electrons and n2 protons, the total amount of charge on the body is n2 × e + n1 × (–e) = (n2 – n1) e Since n1 and n2 are integers, their difference is also an integer
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If the protons and electrons are the only basic charges in the universe, all the observable charges have to be integral multiples of e Thus, if a body contains n1 electrons and n2 protons, the total amount of charge on the body is n2 × e + n1 × (–e) = (n2 – n1) e Since n1 and n2 are integers, their difference is also an integer Thus the charge on any body is always an integral multiple of e and can be increased or decreased also in steps of e
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Thus, if a body contains n1 electrons and n2 protons, the total amount of charge on the body is n2 × e + n1 × (–e) = (n2 – n1) e Since n1 and n2 are integers, their difference is also an integer Thus the charge on any body is always an integral multiple of e and can be increased or decreased also in steps of e The step size e is, however, very small because at the macroscopic level, we deal with charges of a few mC
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Since n1 and n2 are integers, their difference is also an integer Thus the charge on any body is always an integral multiple of e and can be increased or decreased also in steps of e The step size e is, however, very small because at the macroscopic level, we deal with charges of a few mC At this scale the fact that charge of a body can increase or decrease in units of e is not visible
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Thus the charge on any body is always an integral multiple of e and can be increased or decreased also in steps of e The step size e is, however, very small because at the macroscopic level, we deal with charges of a few mC At this scale the fact that charge of a body can increase or decrease in units of e is not visible In this respect, the grainy nature of the charge is lost and it appears to be continuous
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The step size e is, however, very small because at the macroscopic level, we deal with charges of a few mC At this scale the fact that charge of a body can increase or decrease in units of e is not visible In this respect, the grainy nature of the charge is lost and it appears to be continuous This situation can be compared with the geometrical concepts of points and lines
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At this scale the fact that charge of a body can increase or decrease in units of e is not visible In this respect, the grainy nature of the charge is lost and it appears to be continuous This situation can be compared with the geometrical concepts of points and lines A dotted line viewed from a distance appears continuous to us but is not continuous in reality
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In this respect, the grainy nature of the charge is lost and it appears to be continuous This situation can be compared with the geometrical concepts of points and lines A dotted line viewed from a distance appears continuous to us but is not continuous in reality As many points very close to Rationalised 2023-24 6 Physics EXAMPLE 1
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This situation can be compared with the geometrical concepts of points and lines A dotted line viewed from a distance appears continuous to us but is not continuous in reality As many points very close to Rationalised 2023-24 6 Physics EXAMPLE 1 2 EXAMPLE 1
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A dotted line viewed from a distance appears continuous to us but is not continuous in reality As many points very close to Rationalised 2023-24 6 Physics EXAMPLE 1 2 EXAMPLE 1 1 each other normally give an impression of a continuous line, many small charges taken together appear as a continuous charge distribution
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As many points very close to Rationalised 2023-24 6 Physics EXAMPLE 1 2 EXAMPLE 1 1 each other normally give an impression of a continuous line, many small charges taken together appear as a continuous charge distribution At the macroscopic level, one deals with charges that are enormous compared to the magnitude of charge e
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2 EXAMPLE 1 1 each other normally give an impression of a continuous line, many small charges taken together appear as a continuous charge distribution At the macroscopic level, one deals with charges that are enormous compared to the magnitude of charge e Since e = 1
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1 each other normally give an impression of a continuous line, many small charges taken together appear as a continuous charge distribution At the macroscopic level, one deals with charges that are enormous compared to the magnitude of charge e Since e = 1 6 × 10–19 C, a charge of magnituOde, say 1 mC, contains something like 1013 times the electronic charge
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At the macroscopic level, one deals with charges that are enormous compared to the magnitude of charge e Since e = 1 6 × 10–19 C, a charge of magnituOde, say 1 mC, contains something like 1013 times the electronic charge At this scale, the fact that charge can increase or decrease only in units of e is not very different from saying that charge can take continuous values
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Since e = 1 6 × 10–19 C, a charge of magnituOde, say 1 mC, contains something like 1013 times the electronic charge At this scale, the fact that charge can increase or decrease only in units of e is not very different from saying that charge can take continuous values Thus, at the macroscopic level, the quantisation of charge has no practical consequence and can be ignored
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6 × 10–19 C, a charge of magnituOde, say 1 mC, contains something like 1013 times the electronic charge At this scale, the fact that charge can increase or decrease only in units of e is not very different from saying that charge can take continuous values Thus, at the macroscopic level, the quantisation of charge has no practical consequence and can be ignored However, at the microscopic level, where the charges involved are of the order of a few tens or hundreds of e, i
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At this scale, the fact that charge can increase or decrease only in units of e is not very different from saying that charge can take continuous values Thus, at the macroscopic level, the quantisation of charge has no practical consequence and can be ignored However, at the microscopic level, where the charges involved are of the order of a few tens or hundreds of e, i e
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Thus, at the macroscopic level, the quantisation of charge has no practical consequence and can be ignored However, at the microscopic level, where the charges involved are of the order of a few tens or hundreds of e, i e , they can be counted, they appear in discrete lumps and quantisation of charge cannot be ignored
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However, at the microscopic level, where the charges involved are of the order of a few tens or hundreds of e, i e , they can be counted, they appear in discrete lumps and quantisation of charge cannot be ignored It is the magnitude of scale involved that is very important
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e , they can be counted, they appear in discrete lumps and quantisation of charge cannot be ignored It is the magnitude of scale involved that is very important Example 1
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, they can be counted, they appear in discrete lumps and quantisation of charge cannot be ignored It is the magnitude of scale involved that is very important Example 1 1 If 109 electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time is required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body
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It is the magnitude of scale involved that is very important Example 1 1 If 109 electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time is required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body Solution In one second 109 electrons move out of the body
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Example 1 1 If 109 electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time is required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body Solution In one second 109 electrons move out of the body Therefore the charge given out in one second is 1
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1 If 109 electrons move out of a body to another body every second, how much time is required to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body Solution In one second 109 electrons move out of the body Therefore the charge given out in one second is 1 6 × 10–19 × 109 C = 1
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Solution In one second 109 electrons move out of the body Therefore the charge given out in one second is 1 6 × 10–19 × 109 C = 1 6 × 10–10 C
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Therefore the charge given out in one second is 1 6 × 10–19 × 109 C = 1 6 × 10–10 C The time required to accumulate a charge of 1 C can then be estimated to be 1 C ÷ (1
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6 × 10–19 × 109 C = 1 6 × 10–10 C The time required to accumulate a charge of 1 C can then be estimated to be 1 C ÷ (1 6 × 10–10 C/s) = 6
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6 × 10–10 C The time required to accumulate a charge of 1 C can then be estimated to be 1 C ÷ (1 6 × 10–10 C/s) = 6 25 × 109 s = 6
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The time required to accumulate a charge of 1 C can then be estimated to be 1 C ÷ (1 6 × 10–10 C/s) = 6 25 × 109 s = 6 25 × 109 ÷ (365 × 24 × 3600) years = 198 years
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6 × 10–10 C/s) = 6 25 × 109 s = 6 25 × 109 ÷ (365 × 24 × 3600) years = 198 years Thus to collect a charge of one coulomb, from a body from which 109 electrons move out every second, we will need approximately 200 years
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25 × 109 s = 6 25 × 109 ÷ (365 × 24 × 3600) years = 198 years Thus to collect a charge of one coulomb, from a body from which 109 electrons move out every second, we will need approximately 200 years One coulomb is, therefore, a very large unit for many practical purposes
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25 × 109 ÷ (365 × 24 × 3600) years = 198 years Thus to collect a charge of one coulomb, from a body from which 109 electrons move out every second, we will need approximately 200 years One coulomb is, therefore, a very large unit for many practical purposes It is, however, also important to know what is roughly the number of electrons contained in a piece of one cubic centimetre of a material
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Thus to collect a charge of one coulomb, from a body from which 109 electrons move out every second, we will need approximately 200 years One coulomb is, therefore, a very large unit for many practical purposes It is, however, also important to know what is roughly the number of electrons contained in a piece of one cubic centimetre of a material A cubic piece of copper of side 1 cm contains about 2
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One coulomb is, therefore, a very large unit for many practical purposes It is, however, also important to know what is roughly the number of electrons contained in a piece of one cubic centimetre of a material A cubic piece of copper of side 1 cm contains about 2 5 × 1024 electrons
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It is, however, also important to know what is roughly the number of electrons contained in a piece of one cubic centimetre of a material A cubic piece of copper of side 1 cm contains about 2 5 × 1024 electrons Example 1
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A cubic piece of copper of side 1 cm contains about 2 5 × 1024 electrons Example 1 2 How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water
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5 × 1024 electrons Example 1 2 How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water Solution Let us assume that the mass of one cup of water is 250 g
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Example 1 2 How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water Solution Let us assume that the mass of one cup of water is 250 g The molecular mass of water is 18g
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2 How much positive and negative charge is there in a cup of water Solution Let us assume that the mass of one cup of water is 250 g The molecular mass of water is 18g Thus, one mole (= 6
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Solution Let us assume that the mass of one cup of water is 250 g The molecular mass of water is 18g Thus, one mole (= 6 02 × 1023 molecules) of water is 18 g
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The molecular mass of water is 18g Thus, one mole (= 6 02 × 1023 molecules) of water is 18 g Therefore the number of molecules in one cup of water is (250/18) × 6
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Thus, one mole (= 6 02 × 1023 molecules) of water is 18 g Therefore the number of molecules in one cup of water is (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023
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02 × 1023 molecules) of water is 18 g Therefore the number of molecules in one cup of water is (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023 Each molecule of water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, i
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Therefore the number of molecules in one cup of water is (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023 Each molecule of water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, i e
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02 × 1023 Each molecule of water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, i e , 10 electrons and 10 protons
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Each molecule of water contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, i e , 10 electrons and 10 protons Hence the total positive and total negative charge has the same magnitude
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e , 10 electrons and 10 protons Hence the total positive and total negative charge has the same magnitude It is equal to (250/18) × 6
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, 10 electrons and 10 protons Hence the total positive and total negative charge has the same magnitude It is equal to (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023 × 10 × 1
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Hence the total positive and total negative charge has the same magnitude It is equal to (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023 × 10 × 1 6 × 10–19 C = 1
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It is equal to (250/18) × 6 02 × 1023 × 10 × 1 6 × 10–19 C = 1 34 × 107 C
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02 × 1023 × 10 × 1 6 × 10–19 C = 1 34 × 107 C 1
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6 × 10–19 C = 1 34 × 107 C 1 5 COULOMB’S LAW Coulomb’s law is a quantitative statement about the force between two point charges
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34 × 107 C 1 5 COULOMB’S LAW Coulomb’s law is a quantitative statement about the force between two point charges When the linear size of charged bodies are much smaller than the distance separating them, the size may be ignored and the charged bodies are treated as point charges
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1 5 COULOMB’S LAW Coulomb’s law is a quantitative statement about the force between two point charges When the linear size of charged bodies are much smaller than the distance separating them, the size may be ignored and the charged bodies are treated as point charges Coulomb measured the force between two point charges and found that it varied inversely as the square of the distance between the charges and was directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the two charges and Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 7 acted along the line joining the two charges
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5 COULOMB’S LAW Coulomb’s law is a quantitative statement about the force between two point charges When the linear size of charged bodies are much smaller than the distance separating them, the size may be ignored and the charged bodies are treated as point charges Coulomb measured the force between two point charges and found that it varied inversely as the square of the distance between the charges and was directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the two charges and Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 7 acted along the line joining the two charges Thus, if two point charges q1, q2 are separated by a distance r in vacuum, the magnitude of the force (F) between them is given by 2 1 2 q q F k r = (1
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When the linear size of charged bodies are much smaller than the distance separating them, the size may be ignored and the charged bodies are treated as point charges Coulomb measured the force between two point charges and found that it varied inversely as the square of the distance between the charges and was directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the two charges and Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 7 acted along the line joining the two charges Thus, if two point charges q1, q2 are separated by a distance r in vacuum, the magnitude of the force (F) between them is given by 2 1 2 q q F k r = (1 1) How did Coulomb arrive at this law from his experiments
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Coulomb measured the force between two point charges and found that it varied inversely as the square of the distance between the charges and was directly proportional to the product of the magnitude of the two charges and Rationalised 2023-24 Electric Charges and Fields 7 acted along the line joining the two charges Thus, if two point charges q1, q2 are separated by a distance r in vacuum, the magnitude of the force (F) between them is given by 2 1 2 q q F k r = (1 1) How did Coulomb arrive at this law from his experiments Coulomb used a torsion balance* for measuring the force between two charged metallic spheres
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Thus, if two point charges q1, q2 are separated by a distance r in vacuum, the magnitude of the force (F) between them is given by 2 1 2 q q F k r = (1 1) How did Coulomb arrive at this law from his experiments Coulomb used a torsion balance* for measuring the force between two charged metallic spheres When the separation between two spheres is much larger than the radius of each sphere, the charged spheres may be regarded as point charges
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1) How did Coulomb arrive at this law from his experiments Coulomb used a torsion balance* for measuring the force between two charged metallic spheres When the separation between two spheres is much larger than the radius of each sphere, the charged spheres may be regarded as point charges However, the charges on the spheres were unknown, to begin with
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Coulomb used a torsion balance* for measuring the force between two charged metallic spheres When the separation between two spheres is much larger than the radius of each sphere, the charged spheres may be regarded as point charges However, the charges on the spheres were unknown, to begin with How then could he discover a relation like Eq
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When the separation between two spheres is much larger than the radius of each sphere, the charged spheres may be regarded as point charges However, the charges on the spheres were unknown, to begin with How then could he discover a relation like Eq (1
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However, the charges on the spheres were unknown, to begin with How then could he discover a relation like Eq (1 1)
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How then could he discover a relation like Eq (1 1) Coulomb thought of the following simple way: Suppose the charge on a metallic sphere is q