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1. The document discusses electric field lines and their relationship to electric potential and electric force. Electric field lines depict the direction of the electric force on a positive test charge and are tangent to the field at each point. 2. An experiment was conducted using an electric dipole to plot equipotential lines and electric field lines. A voltmeter probe was used to measure voltage and verify the direction of the electric field lines. 3. Further experiments involved drawing equipotential lines and electric field lines for a parallel plate capacitor and an arrangement of two opposing arrows. Experiments also investigated electric potential both inside and outside closed electrode loops with different grounding configurations.

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E3 Lab Report

1. The document discusses electric field lines and their relationship to electric potential and electric force. Electric field lines depict the direction of the electric force on a positive test charge and are tangent to the field at each point. 2. An experiment was conducted using an electric dipole to plot equipotential lines and electric field lines. A voltmeter probe was used to measure voltage and verify the direction of the electric field lines. 3. Further experiments involved drawing equipotential lines and electric field lines for a parallel plate capacitor and an arrangement of two opposing arrows. Experiments also investigated electric potential both inside and outside closed electrode loops with different grounding configurations.

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Introduction

Electric field lines can be used to visually establish the electric field. The
electric field is tangent to the lines at each point, and the density of field lines
in a given area is proportional to the magnitude of the electric field. The
electric field lines depict the direction that the electric force would act upon a
positive test charge. Therefore, the equation of the electric force is: F = Eq,
where q is the small, positive test charge. The electric potential difference
between two points in an electric field is V = U /q. Electric field lines
are always perpendicular to equipotential surfaces because the electric field
has no component along the equipotential surfaces.
Data & Analysis
Part I Electric DipoleT
1. Using the voltmeter probe, five equipotential lines were plotted on the
electric dipole with two points an equal distance from the origin. Based on the
equipotential lines, five electric field lines were also drawn.
2. To verify that the correct electric field lines were drawn, a probe consisting
of the two leads of the voltmeter glue together was used.
When the voltage is at its maximum value, the direction from the positive tip
to the ground tip is in the direction of the electric field because the units of
the electric field is volts per meter; therefore, the maximum value of the
voltage represents the direction of the electric field. Since the magnitude of
the electric field is directly proportional to the value of the voltage, a higher
voltage signifies a stronger electric field.
Part II Capacitors and other Arrangements
3. A carbon paper with the print of a parallel plate capacitor was chosen. Five
equipotential lines were drawn, and the electric field lines were also drawn.
INVESTIGATE ELECTRIC POTENTIAL BOTH BETWEEN AND OUTSIDE the
electrodes???
4. An arrangement of two arrows pointing at each other was selected. Five
equipotential lines and five electric field lines were drawn.
Part III Closed Loops
5. An electrode in the shape of a snowman was chosen. The ground terminal
was connected to a point on the carbon paper located outside of the closed
electrode.
The electric potential was constant both inside and outside the closed loop at
around 5.47 V.

6. The ground terminal originally outside the loop was moved to inside the
loop. The electric potential was constant at around O V both inside and
outside the loop. The electric field does not exist in the loop if the inside of the
loop is grounded.

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