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1. Electrostatics deals with electricity at rest and is produced by imbalanced electric charges. Ernest Rutherford discovered positively charged protons and J.J. Thomson discovered negatively charged electrons. 2. Gauss's law relates the electric flux passing through a closed surface to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface. The law states that the electric flux is equal to the enclosed charge divided by the permittivity of free space. 3. Electric potential energy is the energy per unit charge needed to move a charge against an electric field. Electric potential is defined as the potential energy of a single unit charge and is a measure of voltage.

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1. Electrostatics deals with electricity at rest and is produced by imbalanced electric charges. Ernest Rutherford discovered positively charged protons and J.J. Thomson discovered negatively charged electrons. 2. Gauss's law relates the electric flux passing through a closed surface to the net electric charge enclosed by the surface. The law states that the electric flux is equal to the enclosed charge divided by the permittivity of free space. 3. Electric potential energy is the energy per unit charge needed to move a charge against an electric field. Electric potential is defined as the potential energy of a single unit charge and is a measure of voltage.

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☹  Electric flux is the property of an electric field


relating to the measure of its strength.
ELECTROSTATICS-It is also known as the electricity at  A negative charge within a region will have an
rest and produced when there is an imbalanced of inward electric flux through its surface.
electric charges.  If the given area is in centimeter squared we
need to convert it first into meter squared.
-Electricity comes from the Greek word “elektron”
which means amber.  A positive charge within a region will have an
outward electric flux passing through its surface.
-Ernest Rutherford discovered the positively charge
particles known as protons. GAUSS’S LAW AND ITS APPLICATION

-JJ Thomson discovered the negatively charge  The surface area is expressed in square meter.
particles known as electrons  We used coulomb(C) as a unit for electric
charge (q, Q).
Net charges.
 We used coulomb per meter as a unit for
linear charge density (𝜆).
 Gauss’s law can be used to calculate the electric
field if the charge distribution is provided.
 Gauss’s law can be used to calculate the charge
neutral charged ion negatively charged ion distribution if the magnitude of the electric field is
given.
 Gauss’s law states that in any closed surface,
the electric flux is equivalent to the net charge
inside the closed surface divided by 𝜀0.
positively charged ion ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY, ELECTRIC
POTENTIAL AND POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
EQUIPOTENTIAL SURFACES - An equipotential  Potential refers to the electric potential energy
surface is defined as a three-dimensional surface where UE per unit charge.
the electric potential is similar at all points.  Electric potential difference is most commonly
-Field lines and equipotential surfaces are always referred to as voltage
perpendicular to each other.  The potential energy U increases if the charge
q0 moves in the direction opposite to the
ELECTRIC FORCE AND ELECTRIC FIELD electric force
 The potential energy U decreases if the charge
 Copper is the most commonly used conductors q0 moves in the direction similar of the electric
 In charging by friction (rubbing), electrons are force.
transferred when object are rubbed against one  Since both charge and potential energy are not
another. scalars, electric potential is also considered as
 Electric field is said to exist in the region or not a scalar.
space around a charge object, the source charge.  Electric potential energy is thus defined as the
 Electric field is the electric force per unit energy needed to move a charge against an
charge(N/C) electric field.
 A positive test charge is repelled by a positive  Electric potential, simply called potential, is
charge so the direction extends away from it. defined as the potential energy contained in a
single unit of charge.
ELECTRIC FLUX
FORMULAS TO REMEMBER:
 Electric flux is the “rate of flow of electric flux
ELECTRIC FLUX POTENTIAL
 We used as a unit for Electric field
 We used 𝑁𝑚2 as a unit for Electric flux Φ𝐸 =𝐸(𝐴)𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃
𝐶
UNIT: 𝑵𝒎𝟐 UNIT: V
 The formula to find the area of a circle is 𝐴 =𝜋𝑟2.
c
 The value of the electric flux when A and E is at
an angle is Φ=E(A)cos𝜃 ELETRIC FIELD BETWEEN TWO CHARGES
 A region containing a zero charge has “no
electric flux” passing outward and inward. E UNIT: N/C

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