Physics & Math

Chapter 5: Electrostatics & Magnetism

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Diamagnetic materials are ____ by an external magnetic field.

The SI unit of charge is the ____.

The SI unit of ____ is the coulomb.

Opposite charges exert ____ forces.

____ charges exert attractive forces.

____ charges exert repulsive forces.

Like charges exert ____ forces.

____ allow the free and uniform passage of electrons when charged.

Conductors ____

Insulators ____

____ resist the movement of charge and will have localized areas of charge that do not distribute over the surface of the material.

____ do not distribute charge over the surface of the material.

____ gives the magnitude of the electrostatic force vector between two charges.

Coulomb’s law gives ____

Every charge generates ____, which can exert forces on other charges.

Every ____ generates an electric field , which can exert forces on other charges.

The ____ is the ratio of the force that is exerted on a test charge to the magnitude of that charge.

The electric field is the ratio of t____.

Electric field vectors can be represented as ____ .

____ vectors can be represented as field lines .

Electric field lines radiate ____ from positive source charges.

Electric field lines radiate outward ____ source charges.

Electric field lines radiate ____ to negative source charges.

Electric field lines radiate inward ____ source charges.

____ test charges will move in the direction of the field lines.

Positive test charges will move in the direction ____ the field lines.

____ test charges will move in the direction opposite of the field lines.

Negative test charges will move in the direction ____ the field lines.

Electric potential energy equation: ____

____ equation:

If the charges are like charges (both positive or both negative), then the potential energy will be ____.

If the charges are unlike (one positive and the other negative), then the potential energy will be ____.

____ is the work necessary to move a test charge from infinity to a point in space in an electric field surrounding a source charge.

Electric potential energy is ____.

The electric potential energy of a system will increase when ____.

The electric potential energy of a system will ____ when two like charges move toward each other or when two opposite charges move apart.

The electric potential energy of a system will decrease when ____.

The electric potential energy of a system will ____ when two like charges move apart or when two opposite charges move toward each other.

Electric potential is defined as the ratio of t____.

____ is the change in electric potential that accompanies the movement of a test charge from one position to another.

Potential difference ( voltage ) is ____.

Potential difference is path ____.

The units for both electric potential and voltage are ____.

Positive test charges will move spontaneously from ____ potential.

____ test charges will move spontaneously from high potential to low potential.

Negative test charges will move spontaneously from ____ potential.

____ test charges will move spontaneously from low potential to high potential.

____ designate the set of points around a source charge or multiple source charges that have the same electric potential.

Equipotential lines designate ____.

Equipotential lines are always ____ to electric field lines.

____ done when a charge is moved from one equipotential line to another.

____ done when a charge moves from a point on an equipotential line to another point on the same equipotential line.

Two charges of opposite sign separated by a fixed distance, d , generate ____.

In an external electric field, an electric dipole will experience a ____.

____ are created by magnets and moving charges.

Magnetic fields are created by ____.

The SI unit for the magnetic field is the ____ .

____ elements are elements with unpaired electrons, meaning that a subshell is not completely filled.

Paramagnetic elements are elements with ____ filled.

____ elements are elements with paired electrons.

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