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Formula Sheets / Physics

Chapter 18

Electrostatics

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Coulomb's law and electric fieldGauss's law and fluxElectric potential and energyElectric dipoleConductors

Coulomb's law and electric field

  • F=4πε0​1​r2q1​q2​​,E=q0​F​,E=r2kq​  (k=4πε0​1​)
  • Line of charge

    E=2πε0​rλ​ (infinite)
  • Ring (on axis)

    E=(R2+x2)3/2kQx​,Emax​ at x=2​R​
  • Sheet and plates

    E=2ε0​σ​ (sheet),E=ε0​σ​ (between oppositely charged plates)
  • Field of a sphere

    conducting/shell: 0 (r<R), r2kQ​ (r≥R);solid (uniform): R3kQr​ (r<R)

Gauss's law and flux

  • ϕ=∮E⋅dA=ε0​qenc​​

Electric potential and energy

  • V=rkq​,E=−∇V,E=−drdV​
  • Potential energy

    U=rkq1​q2​​,W=qΔV
  • Sphere

    V=RkQ​ (inside a conductor);solid sphere centre 2R3kQ​

Electric dipole

  • p​=qd;Eaxial​=r32kp​,Eequatorial​=r3kp​
  • V=r2kpcosθ​,τ=p​×E,U=−p​⋅E

Conductors

  • Einside​=0;charge sits on the surface;Esurface​=ε0​σ​
  • Connected spheres

    q2​q1​​=r2​r1​​,σ2​σ1​​=r1​r2​​
Waves and SoundCapacitance