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What is meant by a field in physics?
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A field is a region in space in which a(n) _____________ feels a force.
(example... gravitational field, mass feels a force, electric field, electric charge feels a force, magnetic field, moving charges feel a force) |
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a) What is the unit for magnetic flux?
b) What would be common units based on the definition? c) What would be the base units? |
a) Wb (Weber)
b) Tm^2 c) |
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What is meant by a UNIFORM electric field?
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An electric field that has the same strength in all locations.
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Why is potential difference a scalar and not a vector?
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Potential difference is a measure of difference in energy (per charge), and energy doesn't have direction.
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An electric field is created by applying a voltage (V) across two conductive plates with a distance (d) between them.
Sketch a graph of how the Electric Field would vary if the distance d were gradually increased. |
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