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Summary Vertical Horizontal Electron deflection deflection plates plates gun C Electron beam A Vertical Horizontal input input Figure 23.26 Schematic diagram of a cathode ray tube. Electrons leaving the hot cathode C are accelerated to the anode A. In addition to accelerating electrons, the electron gun is also used to focus the beam of electrons, and the plates deflect the beam. Fluorescent screen CRT steers the beam with a magnetic field, as discussed in Chapter 29.) An external electric circuit is used to control the amount of charge present on the plates. The placing of positive charge on one horizontal plate and negative charge on the other creates an electric field between the plates and allows the beam to be steered from side to side. The vertical deflection plates act in the same way, except that changing the charge on them deflects the beam vertically. SUMMARY Electric charges have the following important properties: • Unlike charges attract one another, and like charges repel one another. • Charge is conserved. • Charge is quantized — that is, it exists in discrete packets that are some integral multiple of the electronic charge. Conductors are materials in which charges move freely. Insulators are materials in which charges do not move freely. Coulomb’s law states that the electric force exerted by a charge q 1 on a second charge q 2 is F12 ⫽ k e q 1q 2 r̂ r2 (23.2) where r is the distance between the two charges and r̂ is a unit vector directed from q 1 to q 2 . The constant ke , called the Coulomb constant, has the value k e ⫽ 8.99 ⫻ 10 9 N⭈m2/C 2. The smallest unit of charge known to exist in nature is the charge on an electron or proton, 兩 e 兩 ⫽ 1.602 19 ⫻ 10 ⫺19 C. The electric field E at some point in space is defined as the electric force Fe that acts on a small positive test charge placed at that point divided by the magnitude of the test charge q 0 : E⬅ Fe q0 (23.3) At a distance r from a point charge q, the electric field due to the charge is given by E ⫽ ke q r̂ r2 (23.4) where r̂ is a unit vector directed from the charge to the point in question. The 731 732 CHAPTER 23 Electric Fields electric field is directed radially outward from a positive charge and radially inward toward a negative charge. The electric field due to a group of point charges can be obtained by using the superposition principle. That is, the total electric field at some point equals the vector sum of the electric fields of all the charges: E ⫽ ke 兺 i qi r̂i ri2 (23.5) The electric field at some point of a continuous charge distribution is E ⫽ ke 冕 dq r̂ r2 (23.6) where dq is the charge on one element of the charge distribution and r is the distance from the element to the point in question. Electric field lines describe an electric field in any region of space. The number of lines per unit area through a surface perpendicular to the lines is proportional to the magnitude of E in that region. A charged particle of mass m and charge q moving in an electric field E has an acceleration a⫽ qE m (23.7) Problem-Solving Hints Finding the Electric Field • Units: In calculations using the Coulomb constant k e (⫽1/4⑀0 ), charges must be expressed in coulombs and distances in meters. • Calculating the electric field of point charges: To find the total electric field at a given point, first calculate the electric field at the point due to each individual charge. The resultant field at the point is the vector sum of the fields due to the individual charges. • Continuous charge distributions: When you are confronted with problems that involve a continuous distribution of charge, the vector sums for evaluating the total electric field at some point must be replaced by vector integrals. Divide the charge distribution into infinitesimal pieces, and calculate the vector sum by integrating over the entire charge distribution. You should review Examples 23.7 through 23.9. • Symmetry: With both distributions of point charges and continuous charge distributions, take advantage of any symmetry in the system to simplify your calculations. QUESTIONS 1. Sparks are often observed (or heard) on a dry day when clothes are removed in the dark. Explain. 2. Explain from an atomic viewpoint why charge is usually transferred by electrons. 3. A balloon is negatively charged by rubbing and then clings to a wall. Does this mean that the wall is positively charged? Why does the balloon eventually fall? 4. A light, uncharged metallic sphere suspended from a thread is attracted to a charged rubber rod. After touching the rod, the sphere is repelled by the rod. Explain.