Electrostatic

Basic Properties of Electric Charge

Basic Properties of Electric Charge

Long before the term 'electricity' was coined, ancient civilizations noticed strange forces at play. The Greeks, for example, found that ...
Van de Graaff Generator

Van de Graaff Generator

A Van de Graaff generator is a device that produces very high voltage direct current (DC) electricity by using a ...
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Cylindrical Capacitor

A cylindrical capacitor is a device that can store electric charge and energy in the form of an electric field ...
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Spherical Capacitor

A spherical capacitor is a type of capacitor where two conductive spherical shells are placed concentrically with a gap between ...
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Parallel Plate Capacitor

First, we need to find the electric field between the plates. We can use Gauss's law, which states that the ...

Capacitor

Capacitor A capacitor is a fundamental electronic component that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It consists of two ...

Electric Potential Energy

What Is Electric Potential Energy? Electric potential energy is the form of energy that a charge has because of its ...

Equipotential Surface

What Is Equipotential Surface? An equipotential surface is a surface where all points have the same electric potential. This means ...
potential due to a point charge and dipole

Electric Potential

Electric Potential Electric potential is a concept that helps us understand how electric charges interact with each other and with ...
Electric flux

Electric Flux

Electric flux is a measure of the electric field passing through a given surface. It provides insight into how much ...