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Obtain an expression for the intensity of an electric field at a point due to point charge |
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Consider a point charge q called SOURCE CHARGE placed at a point ‘O’ in space. To find its intensity at a point ‘p’ at a distance ‘r’ from the point charge we place a test charge 'q'. The force EXPERIENCED by the test charge q’ will be: F = Eq’----(1) According to coulomb's law the electrostatic force between them is given by: Putting the value of 'F' we get : www.citycollegiate.com
This shows that the electric intensity due to a point charge is directly proportional to the magnitude of charge q and INVERSELY proportional to the square of distance.
EFFECT OF DIELECTRIC MEDIUM
If there is a medium of dielectric constant (ER) between the source charge and the field charge,intensity at a point will decrease er times i.e.
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