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Electric Fields and Potential Electric Fields Every electric charge is surrounded by an electric field – the area around an electric charge where electric forces can be experienced Electric Fields Electric fields have both magnitude and direction Magnitude is determined by the effect a force within that field has on a charge in that field A strong electric force = a large electric field Electric Fields Direction is based on the electric force on a positive test charge if it were to be placed in that electric field Ex: if a positive test charge were placed near a proton it would be repelled so the direction of the electric field around a proton is away from the proton Electric Potential Energy A charged object can have potential energy based on its location in an electric field Work is needed to push a charged particle against an electric field The amount of electric potential energy that particle has is equal to the amount of work needed to place it in its current location Electric Potential Energy Electric potential is how much electrical potential energy an object has per charge Measured in volts Also known as voltage Voltage is what causes current Electric Current Charges flow through a conductor when there are different electric potentials at either end The flow of charges will continue until each end reaches a common potential (there is no more difference between the two ends so no need for charge to move) Electric Current The flow of electric charges is known as electric current current is measured in Amperes (A or amp) 1 amp = flow of 1 coulomb of charge per sec 1 coulomb = 6.24 billion billion electrons That’s 624,000,000,000,000,000, elections per second! Electric Current To keep current flowing, there must be a constant potential difference in the conductor – this is created using a voltage source Cells (batteris) Generators Convert chemical energy into electrical energy Convert mechanical energy into electric energy The voltage source provides “electric pressure” to move electrons through the conductor Resistance to Current The amount of current running through a conductor depends on the voltage as well as how much resistance there is Voltage pushes charges along Resistance keeps charges from moving Resistance Resistance depends on 4 things Wire conductivity Wire length The shorter the wire, the less resistance Wire thickness (diameter) The more conductive it is, the less resistance The thicker the wire, the less resistance Wire temperature The cooler the wire, the less resistance Resistance Resistance is measures in Ohms and represented by the Greek letter omega (ῼ) Resistance Ohm’s Law Current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance As voltage increases, so does current As resistance increases, current decreases Current = voltage resistance Amps = volts ohms I=V ῼ