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Name: Electric Field Lines: Multiple Charges
ID: m42312
Language: English (en)
Summary:
  • Calculate the total force (magnitude and direction) exerted on a test charge from more than one charge
  • Describe an electric field diagram of a positive point charge; of a negative point charge with twice the magnitude of positive charge
  • Draw the electric field lines between two points of the same charge; between two points of opposite charge.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: electric field, electric field lines, vector, vector addition
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 3.0
Authors: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Copyright Holders: Rice University (daniel@openstaxcollege.org)
Maintainers: OpenStax College (info@openstaxcollege.org), OSC Physics Maintainer (info@openstaxcollege.org)
Latest version: 1.6 (history)
First publication date: Jan 17, 2012 2:43 pm -0600
Last revision to module: Jun 21, 2012 4:47 pm -0500

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Version: 1.7 May 16, 2013 2:43 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.6 Jun 21, 2012 4:47 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer Currently viewing this version.
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Version: 1.5 Jun 20, 2012 10:19 am -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.2 May 9, 2012 3:43 pm -0500 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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Version: 1.1 Jan 20, 2012 2:28 pm -0600 by OSC Physics Maintainer
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