Electricity and Magnetism · Electricity & Magnetism

Electrostatics and Electric Fields

Study of stationary charges and the forces between them using Coulomb's Law. Students map electric fields and discuss the concept of electric potential.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does this model explain the accumulation of charge on a conductor during a lightning storm?
  2. 2What variables affect the magnitude of the electric force between two charged particles?
  3. 3How would an engineer apply electrostatic principles to design an air filtration system?

Common Core State Standards

HS-PS2-4HS-PS3-5
Grade: 10th Grade
Subject: Physics
Unit: Electricity and Magnetism
Period: Electricity & Magnetism

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