Chemistry and Physics Faculty Articles
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-26-2019
Publication Title
European Journal of Physics
Keywords
Electrostatics, Method of images, Coulomb's law
ISSN
0143-0807
Volume
40
Issue/No.
3
First Page
035201
Abstract
An electrostatics experiment is presented that is practical, affordable, and quantitative. The equipment required is readily available and relatively inexpensive. The experiment relies on the electrostatic induction that results from a charged insulative plate in proximity to a conductive sphere. The experiment yields accessible results (a) under a variety of environmental conditions and results that (b) allow for quantitative analyses. These two characteristics distinguish it from most other simple electrostatics experiments. It is intended for college introductory physics students.
NSUWorks Citation
Armentrout, B. K., & Castano, D. (2019). A Practical, Quantitative Electrostatics Experiment. European Journal of Physics, 40, (3), 035201 - . https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ab01b3. Retrieved from https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cnso_chemphys_facarticles/224
ORCID ID
0000-0002-0308-8285
DOI
10.1088/1361-6404/ab01b3
Comments
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