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Experiment no.

3
Electricity: Electric Field
OBJECTIVE
The students will be able to:
1. To understand how electric field formed
2. To visualize electric field in different voltage values.

MATERIALS:

Conductive paper, conductive (ink), corkboard, metal pushpin, voltage supply, and
multimeter

SET-UP:

Figure 3.1

PROCEDURE:
1. Draw two opposing electrodes onto a sheet of conductive paper using the silver
conducting ink pen, draw the first electrode at 5 th row and the second electrode at
15th row. (See figure below). Wait a minimum of 10 minutes for the electrode ink to
dry.
First
5th row Electrode

Second
15th row
Electrode

2. Next, mount the conductive paper onto the cork board using one pushpin in each
corner and then stick one metal pushpin into each electrode. The location of the
pushpin and the electrode is not crucial but be sure that the push pin completely
pierces the paper through the electrode and is held firmly in the cork board

Location of the
pushpin.

3. Use patch cords or alligator clips to connect the positive and negative terminals on
a power supply to the push pins in the electrodes positive (red) to one electrode and
negative (black) to the other.
4. Connect the black probe of the multimeter to the black probe of the voltage
supply.
5. Turn the power supply to 10 volts.
6. Locate the 1 volt in the conductive paper by touching the it using red probe of the
multimeter. Once determined the location of 1 volt, mark the paper (using white ink
or pen or pencil) at this point continue to move the probe and identify other locations
of 1 volt. The paper with the same potential difference, mark these points as well
after a sufficient number of points have been marked connect them to produce an
equipotential line.

1 volt
Equipotentia
l line

7. Repeat step 1-6, this time locate 2V, 3V, 4V, 5V, 6V, 7V, 8V and 9V. After
connecting all the lines, draw an arrow from first electrode to second electrode. The
final output must look like this:
GROUP LAB REPORT
COURSE TITLE:
EXPERIMENT TITLE:
EXPERIMENT NO:
SECTION:
GROUP NO:
DATE SUBMITTED:
PROFESSOR:
GRADES/SCORES:

NAME SIGNATURE
DATA AND RESULTS
ATTACHED THE CONDUCTIVE PAPER HERE.
Analysis

Conclusion
INDIVIDUAL LABORATORY REPORT

Name: ____________________________________________ Section:_________


Course: ___________________________________________ Score: _________
1. Does your pattern have the same symmetry as the charge distribution?

2. Do the field lines cross each other?

3. Are the field lines perpendicular to the surface of any conductor?

4. Where in the pattern is the field strongest/weakest? Note that where the
equipotential surfaces are close together, the electric field must be strong (why?)

5. What is the distribution of charge like on any conductor in your pattern?


Remember that charge begins on positives and ends on negatives. Where more
lines begin/end there is more charge. Also remember that your conductors have
some thickness, so really have two surfaces. Is the charge the same on both? It
helps to put a + where each line begins and a – where each line terminates.

6. Is there any evidence of charge polarization?

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