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Exam #1 Terms
PHY 252
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conductors | Allow charge to move freely (metals) |
| Insulators | Do not allow electric charges to move (rubber, plastic, ceramic) |
| Coulombs Law | Electric force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of two charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them |
| Electric field | the electric force experienced by a unit positive charge |
| Unit of Electric Force | N |
| Unit of Electric field | N/C |
| Unit of Electric Charge | C |
| Electric Dipoles | Two equal and opposite charges separated by a certain length |
| Electric Dipole Moment | the product of electric charge and the dipole length vector |
| Unit of Electric Dipole Moment | Cm |