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What is the relationship between the electric field and the potential difference between two parallel plates?
The electric field is proportional to the potential difference
What is the unit of voltage, which measures the electric potential difference?
Joules per coulomb
How does the electric field behave near the edges of the parallel plates in a uniform electric field?
The electric field is weaker near the edges compared to the center
What is the relationship between the work done in moving a charge and the electric potential difference?
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What is the effect on potential energy when a positive charge moves towards a positive point charge?
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What is the primary purpose of a Tesla coil as described in the passage?
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According to the passage, what happens to the potential energy of a system when two like-charged objects are moved closer together?
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What is the relationship between the work done in moving a charged particle and the change in the particle's potential energy, as described in the passage?
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How does the passage describe the effect on potential energy when two oppositely charged objects are moved closer together?
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Explain the concept of conservation of momentum in physics.
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How is momentum calculated for an object?
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In what type of collision can the total kinetic energy be conserved?
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What is the impact of a perfectly inelastic collision on the objects involved?
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How does understanding momentum help in analyzing forces and collisions?
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What is the equation that relates force, impulse, and time?
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Explain the difference between elastic and inelastic collisions.
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Define impulse in the context of momentum calculations.
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What does the conservation of momentum principle state in relation to collisions?
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How is momentum calculated for an object in motion?
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