Electricity and Circuitry · Electricity & Magnetism

Electrostatics and Fields

Investigating the forces between stationary charges and the nature of electric fields.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the concept of a field explain action at a distance between charged particles?
  2. 2What variables affect the strength of an electric field surrounding a point charge?
  3. 3How would an engineer design shielding to protect sensitive electronics from static discharge?

Common Core State Standards

HS-PS2-4HS-PS3-5
Grade: 12th Grade
Subject: Physics
Unit: Electricity and Circuitry
Period: Electricity & Magnetism

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