5 Questions
What kind of forces are spring force, gravitational force, and Coulomb force?
Conservative forces
What is the dependence of both gravitational force and Coulomb force on distance?
Inverse-square
What happens to the sum of kinetic and potential energies for a body when the external force is removed?
It remains constant
What can be defined for a charge in an electrostatic field similar to the potential energy of a mass in a gravitational field?
Electrostatic potential energy
When can a test charge be brought from a point R to a point P against the repulsive force due to a charge Q?
If Q and q are both positive or both negative
Study Notes
Types of Forces
- Spring force, gravitational force, and Coulomb force are examples of conservative forces.
Distance Dependence of Forces
- Gravitational force and Coulomb force both depend on the inverse square of the distance between objects.
Energy Conservation
- When an external force is removed, the sum of kinetic and potential energies for a body remains constant.
Electrostatic Potential Energy
- Electrostatic potential energy can be defined for a charge in an electrostatic field, similar to the potential energy of a mass in a gravitational field.
Test Charge Movement
- A test charge can be brought from a point R to a point P against the repulsive force due to a charge Q when the work done in moving the test charge is equal to the difference in electrostatic potential energy between the two points.
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