Electric Fields
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Electric Fields

Students will investigate the concept of an electric field as an example of a field of force and calculate forces between point charges. They will also explore electric potential and its relationship with electric field strength.

MOE Syllabus Outcomes9749 H2 Physics Syllabus, Section 13: Electric Fields9749 H2 Physics Syllabus, Learning Outcome 13(a)-(f)

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Students will investigate the concept of an electric field as an example of a field of force and calculate forces between point charges. They will also explore electric potential and its relationship with electric field strength.

Key Questions

  1. What is an electric field and how is it represented?
  2. How does Coulomb's law describe the force between point charges?
  3. What is the relationship between electric field strength and electric potential?

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