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What is the electric field between two parallel plates with charge Q and area A, according to the provided text?

  • E = Q / ε₀
  • E = ε₀ / (QA)
  • E = ε₀A / Q
  • E = Q / (ε₀A) (correct)
  • What is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with plate area A, plate separation d, and permittivity ε₀?

  • C = A / (ε₀d)
  • C = d / (ε₀A)
  • C = ε₀d / A
  • C = ε₀A / d (correct)
  • Which of the following is TRUE about the electric field between two parallel plates based on the provided content?

  • The electric field is uniform and directed downwards.
  • The electric field is always directed upwards.
  • The electric field is only uniform if the plates are infinitely long. (correct)
  • The electric field is strongest near the edges of the plates.
  • How does the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor change if the plate separation is increased?

    <p>The capacitance decreases. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the charge stored on a capacitor and the voltage across it?

    <p>Charge is directly proportional to voltage. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When two capacitors are connected in parallel, what is the same for both capacitors?

    <p>Voltage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the equivalent capacitance (Ceq) of two capacitors C1 and C2 connected in parallel?

    <p>Ceq = C1 + C2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the value of the magnetic flux that passes through a sphere if the sphere is placed in a constant uniform magnetic field, $B$?

    <p>The flux is equal to zero. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Faraday's law of electromagnetic induction states that:

    <p>A changing magnetic field induces an electric field. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Suppose you have two capacitors, one with capacitance C1 and the other with capacitance C2, where C1 > C2. Which of these capacitors will store more charge when connected in parallel to a battery with voltage V?

    <p>Capacitor with C1 will store more charge. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a coil has N turns, what is the induced emf in the coil when the magnetic flux through it changes at a rate of $dΦ_B/dt$?

    <p>$-N(dΦ_B/dt)$ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following actions can change the magnetic flux through a coil?

    <p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the example provided about the flexible loop, what is the initial flux through the loop before it's stretched?

    <p>π(0.12)^2 * 0.15 T (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final flux through the flexible loop in the example after it's stretched?

    <p>0 T (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the final flux through the wire loop in the second example when the magnetic field changes from +0.30T to -0.20T?

    <p>π(0.30)^2 * (-0.20) T (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average induced emf in the second example when the magnetic field changes from +0.30T to -0.20T in 1.5s?

    <p>0.157 V (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average value of an alternating current (AC)?

    <p>Zero (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the average value of the square of an AC wave and the peak value of the AC wave?

    <p>The average value of the square is half the square of the peak value (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the magnetic field produced by an induced current when the magnetic field decreases?

    <p>The induced current produces a magnetic field that opposes the decrease in flux. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Lenz's Law describe?

    <p>The direction of the induced electromotive force (EMF) in a circuit. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key factor that determines the direction of the induced current in Lenz's Law?

    <p>The direction of the change in magnetic flux. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the induced EMF in a coil if the magnetic field decreases?

    <p>The induced EMF is positive. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the magnetic field created by the induced current in a coil if the magnetic field decreases?

    <p>It opposes the decrease in flux. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the average value being zero for an AC waveform?

    <p>It means that the power delivered by the AC waveform over a complete cycle is zero. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements accurately describes the inconsistency Ampere's Law faced when applied to the gap between two capacitor plates?

    <p>The integral of the magnetic field along different closed loops enclosing the gap yielded varying results, implying that the total current was not constant. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the changing electric field between the capacitor plates considered a source of the magnetic field?

    <p>The changing electric field creates a displacement current that acts as a source of magnetic field, similar to how a current in a wire generates a magnetic field. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Maxwell's modification to Ampere's Law in the context of electromagnetic theory?

    <p>It unified the laws of electricity and magnetism by showing that both electric and magnetic fields are interconnected and can be generated by each other. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to the magnetic field between the capacitor plates when the capacitor is charging?

    <p>The magnetic field strengthens as the changing electric field creates a displacement current. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is TRUE about the displacement current in the gap between two capacitor plates?

    <p>It is a measure of the rate of change of the electric field in the gap. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why does a magnetic field not increase or decrease the energy of a particle?

    <p>The magnetic force is always perpendicular to the particle's velocity, resulting in no work being done. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the radius of the circular orbit of a charged particle in a magnetic field?

    <p>The particle's charge, the magnetic field strength, and the particle's mass. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does a stronger magnetic field affect the radius of the circular orbit of a charged particle?

    <p>It decreases the radius of the orbit. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the magnetic field strength and the angular frequency of a charged particle in a circular orbit?

    <p>They are directly proportional. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is a magnetic field able to bend a charged particle's path but not change its speed?

    <p>The magnetic force always acts perpendicular to the particle's velocity, changing its direction but not its speed. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements is NOT true about the interaction of a charged particle with a magnetic field?

    <p>The magnetic field can change the kinetic energy of the particle. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for the radius of the circular orbit of a charged particle in a uniform magnetic field?

    <p>$r = \frac{mv}{qB}$ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between the electric field at a point P due to a charged ring and the distance from the center of the ring to the point P?

    <p>The electric field is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expression for the electric field at a point on the axis of a uniformly charged ring, where the distance from the center of the ring to the point is much greater than the radius of the ring?

    <p>Ez = (1/4πε₀) * (q/z²) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the direction of the electric field at any point on the axis of a uniformly charged ring?

    <p>Along the axis of the ring. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the expression for the electric field at a point on the y-axis due to a uniformly charged wire lying along the z-axis?

    <p>Ey = (λ/2πε₀y) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of the angle θ in the calculation of the electric field due to the charged wire?

    <p>It represents the angle between the electric field vector and the y-axis. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct expression for the component of the electric field along the y-axis due to a small charge element dq on the charged wire?

    <p>dE_y = (1/4πε₀) * (dq/r²) * cosθ (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the electric field due to a charged wire only along the y-axis, and not in other directions?

    <p>Because the electric field due to the individual parts of the wire cancels out in other directions. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the electric field due to a charged wire vary with the distance from the wire?

    <p>The electric field is inversely proportional to the distance. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Gauss's Law

    The flux of electric field through a closed surface equals the charge enclosed divided by the permittivity of free space.

    Electric Field (E)

    The force per unit charge experienced by a test charge in an electric field.

    Capacitance (C)

    The ability of a system to store charge per unit voltage.

    Potential Difference (V)

    The work done per unit charge to move a charge between two points.

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    Charge (q) in Capacitors

    The amount of electrical energy stored in a capacitor, related to voltage and capacitance.

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    Parallel Capacitors

    Capacitors connected in a way that they share the same voltage across them.

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    Capacitor Geometry

    The shape and size of the plates which influences capacitance.

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    Electric Flux (Φ)

    The total electric field passing through a given area, measured in Nm²/C.

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    Electric field of a ring

    The electric field above a charged ring behaves like that of a point charge when far away.

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    Coulomb's law

    Describes the force between two point charges and is used to calculate electric fields.

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    Continuous charge distribution

    A distribution of charge along a line, surface or volume rather than as discrete point charges.

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    Symmetry in electric field

    Only certain components of the electric field survive due to symmetry, often simplifying calculations.

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    Component of electric field

    The projection of the electric field along a specific axis, such as x or y.

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    Integration in electric field

    The process of summing small contributions of electric fields from individual charge elements.

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    Charge element (dq)

    A small amount of charge used in calculations, often represented as dq or λdz.

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    Cosine angle in fields

    The cosine of an angle is used to find the vertical component of the electric field.

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    Power Dissipation

    Power dissipated in a circuit is calculated using I²R.

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    Force on a Wire

    The force acting on a wire in a magnetic field is F = I L × B.

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    Formula for Power

    Power can also be found using the formula P = Fv, where F is force and v is velocity.

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    Lenz's Law

    Lenz's Law states that the direction of induced EMF opposes the cause.

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    Induced Current

    A positive induced current occurs when the magnetic field decreases.

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    Alternating Current (AC)

    AC is current that flows in both directions, typically sinusoidal.

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    Average Value of AC

    The average value of AC current over one cycle is zero.

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    Square of AC Wave

    The square of an AC wave is always positive, affecting its average.

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    Magnetic Flux

    The total magnetic field passing through a given area.

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    Faraday's Law

    States that an induced emf is proportional to the rate of change of magnetic flux.

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    Induced EMF

    The electromotive force generated by a change in magnetic flux.

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    Rate of Change of Flux

    The speed at which the magnetic flux is changing over time.

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    Coil Changes

    Modifications to a coil's shape or movement alter the magnetic flux.

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    Area of Coil

    Surface area of a coil which affects the magnetic flux it can experience.

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    Average Induced EMF Calculation

    Induced EMF = (Change in Flux) / (Time taken).

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    Magnetic Field Strength

    The intensity of the magnetic field, given in Teslas (T).

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    Ampere's Law

    A law relating the magnetic field around a closed loop to the electric current passing through the loop.

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    Displacement Current (ID)

    An effective current that accounts for changing electric fields in Maxwell's equations, given by Id = ε₀ dΦE/dt.

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    Magnetic Field Sources

    Sources of magnetic fields can include flowing charges or changing electric fields.

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    Capacitor Charge (Q)

    The charge stored in a capacitor, which is proportional to the electric field and area, expressed as Q = ε₀EA.

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    Maxwell's Modification

    Maxwell modified Ampere's Law to include displacement current, creating a consistent relation for all surfaces.

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    Work done by a magnetic field

    Magnetic fields do not do work on charged particles due to orthogonal force.

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    Magnetic force and displacement

    The magnetic force acting on a particle is given by F = q(v × B).

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    Circular orbit in a magnetic field

    A charged particle moves in a circular path due to the magnetic force acting perpendicular to its velocity.

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    Equilibrium of forces

    The radius of circular motion is found by balancing magnetic and centrifugal forces.

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    Radius of orbit formula

    The radius r of the orbit is given by r = mv / (qB).

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    Angular frequency

    The angular frequency ω is defined as ω = qB/m.

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    Perpendicular forces

    The magnetic force acts perpendicular to both velocity and magnetic field.

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    Effects of strong magnetic fields

    A strong magnetic field causes tighter orbits and higher angular frequencies for charged particles.

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    Study Notes

    Lecture 23 - Electrostatics II

    • Calculating electric fields from continuous charge distributions involves dividing the region into small pieces that behave like point charges. The total electric field is the sum of the fields from each piece.
    • Charge density is used to describe charge distribution. Linear, surface, and volume charge densities are defined.
    • Example: Electric field calculated from a uniform ring of charge at a point.

    Lecture 24 - Electric Potential Energy

    • Electrostatic force is conservative.
    • Electric potential is defined as the work done bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to the point.
    • Potential energy for two point charges q, and q₂: U(r) = q₁q₂/(4πε₀r).
    • Gravitational potential energy.
    • Relationship to forces with F = -dU/dr

    Lecture 25 - Capacitors and Currents

    • A capacitor is formed by two conductors isolated from their surroundings.
    • Capacitance is defined as the ratio of the amount of charge Q to the potential difference (voltage) V between the conductors. C = Q/V
    • Capacitance of parallel plates is proportional to the area of the plates and inversely proportional to the distance between them.
    • Energy stored in a capacitor.

    Lecture 26 - Electric Potential Energy

    • Electric current is the flow of charge; i = dq/dt.
    • The unit of current is the ampere (A); 1A = 1C/1s.
    • EMF is the difference in potential between two points in a circuit which causes current to flow.
    • Ohm's Law relates voltage, current and resistance; I = V/R.

    Lecture 27 - The Magnetic Field

    • A moving charge in a magnetic field experiences a force perpendicular to both the velocity of the charge and the magnetic field direction. F = qvB sin θ.
    • The unit of magnetic field is the Tesla.
    • The Lorentz Force describes the force due to both electric and magnetic fields simultaneously; F = qE + qv × B.

    Lecture 28 - Electromagnetic Induction

    • Magnetic flux is a measure of the amount of magnetic field passing through a surface. Ф=∫B.dĀ
    • Faraday's Law states that a changing magnetic flux induces an EMF(electro-motive force)
    • The direction of the induced current is given by Lenz's Law, which opposes the change in flux.

    Lecture 29 - Alternating Current

    • Alternating current (AC) is current that changes direction periodically, often sinusoidally.
    • The root mean square (rms) value of an AC current is related to its peak value by a factor of 1/√2.
    • Transformers step up or down voltage using the ratio of turns on the primary and secondary coils.

    Lecture 30 - Electromagnetic Waves

    • Maxwell's equations describe electromagnetic waves, showing that changing electric fields create changing magnetic fields, and vice versa, which allows propagation through empty space.
    • The speed of electromagnetic waves in a vacuum is a constant, c = 3 × 10⁸ m/s.
    • Electromagnetic waves have both electric and magnetic field components that oscillate perpendicular to each other and the direction of travel.

    Lecture 31 - Light

    • Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation with different frequencies corresponding to different colours.
    • The electromagnetic spectrum encompasses various types of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves to gamma rays, distinguished by their frequencies and wavelengths.

    Lecture 32 - Interaction of Light with Matter

    • Light interacts with matter in four key ways: emission, absorption, transmission and reflection.
    • Blackbody radiation is the continuous spectrum of electromagnetic radiation emitted by any object with a temperature above absolute zero.
    • The wavelength of maximum intensity in blackbody radiation is inversely proportional to its temperature (Wien's Law).

    Lecture 33 - Interference and Diffraction

    • Interference is the superposition of two or more waves resulting in either constructive or destructive interference, depending on the relative phases of the waves.
    • Diffraction is the bending of waves around obstacles or through openings; it results in interference patterns.

    Lecture 34 - The Particle Nature of Light

    • Light has a wave-particle duality, exhibiting properties of both waves and particles.
    • The photoelectric effect demonstrates the particle nature of light, where light knocks electrons out of a material, and the energy of the emitted electrons depends on the frequency of light, not the intensity.
    • A photon is a quantum of light with energy proportional to its frequency (E = hv)
    • Einstein's explanation of the photoelectric effect, introducing the concept of the photon as a particle of light.

    Lecture 35 - Geometrical Optics

    • Light travels in straight lines, called rays, in many circumstances.
    • Reflection: the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.
    • Refraction: light bends as it passes from one medium to another.
    • Lenses and mirrors form images.

    Lecture 36 - Thermal Physics I

    • Heat is a form of energy that flows from higher to lower temperatures.
    • Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the constituent particles of a substance.
    • Thermal equilibrium is the state where there is no net heat flow between objects.
    • Thermometric properties are physical properties that change with temperature and can be used to measure it.
    • Specific heat describes the amount of heat required to change the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree.
    • Heat of transformation (latent heat) is the heat required for a change of phase such as melting or boiling.

    Lecture 37 - Thermal Physics II

    • Internal energy E is the total energy of a system (not just kinetic)
    • First Law of Thermodynamics: ∆E = Q + W , where ∆E is the change in internal energy, Q is heat and W is work.
    • Concepts of work done during thermal expansion/compression
    • Equations of state for ideal gases: PV= Nk_B T.

    Lecture 38 - Thermal Physics III

    • Statistical mechanics describes the macroscopic properties of matter in terms of the microscopic behavior of its constituent particles.
    • The average kinetic energy of a particle.

    Lecture 39 - Special Relativity I

    • Historical context of special relativity
    • Time dilation and length contraction as consequence special relativity.
    • Coordinate transformations (Galilean and Lorentz).

    Lecture 40 - Special Relativity II

    • Lorentz transformations.
    • Spacetime intervals (timelike, spacelike, lightlike).
    • Relativistic velocity addition.

    Lecture 41 - Waves and Particles

    • Wave-particle duality describes the dual nature of light and matter
    • Photoelectric effect.
    • Planck's constant, h.
    • Photon.

    Lecture 42 - Quantum Mechanics

    • Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of matter at the atomic and subatomic levels.
    • The principle of quantization
    • Quantum numbers (n, l, ml).
    • Electron in a hydrogen atom as matter wave
    • Uncertainty principle and the implications for quantum behavior.

    Lecture 43 - Introduction to Atomic Physics

    • Historical developments in atomic theory, including the work of Democritus, Lavoisier, and Dalton
    • Avogadro's hypothesis and Avogadro's number.
    • Size of atoms.

    Lecture 44 - Introduction to Nuclear Physics

    • The nucleus of an atom and the composition of the nucleus.
    • Isotopes, atomic number & mass number
    • Nuclear forces.
    • Radioactive decay.

    Lecture 45 - Physics of the Sun

    • Basic properties of the sun
    • Nuclear fusion as the energy source of the sun.
    • Thermal equilibrium of the sun and the hydrostatic principle.
    • The role of the greenhouse effect.

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