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This applet shows the equipotential lines and the electric field lines for a single positive or negative charge, two equal positive or negative charges, two unequal like or unlike charges, and unequal unlike charges.  The user can adjust the position of all the charges, as well as toggle between the display of electric field lines, electric field vectors, equipotential lines, and combinations of these.  The effect on a test charge can also be observed.

This is part of a large collection of Physlet-based (Physics Java Applet) illustrations and tutorials covering introductory physics.

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Electricity & Magnetism
- Electric Fields and Potential
= Electric Field
= Electrostatic Potential and Potential Energy
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Instructional Material
= Curriculum support
= Interactive Simulation
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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- Educators
- Learners
- application/java
- text/html
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© 1998 Scott Schneider
Tutorials available for download.
Keywords:
electric field, equipotential lines, interactive animation, moving charge, test charge, voltage
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Metadata instance created October 1, 2006 by jason evans
Record Updated:
February 9, 2011 by Lyle Barbato
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AIP Format
S. Schneider, (1998), WWW Document, (http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml).
AJP/PRST-PER
S. Schneider, LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials! (1998), <http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml>.
APA Format
Schneider, S. (2006, March 15). LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials!. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml
Chicago Format
Schneider, Scott. LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials!. March 15, 2006. http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml (accessed 11 May 2024).
MLA Format
Schneider, Scott. LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials!. 1998. 15 Mar. 2006. 11 May 2024 <http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml>.
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@misc{ Author = "Scott Schneider", Title = {LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials!}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {11 May 2024}, Month = {March 15, 2006}, Year = {1998} }
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%0 Electronic Source %A Schneider, Scott %D March 15, 2006 %T LTU Physlet: Presenting .. Your Equipotentials! %V 2024 %N 11 May 2024 %8 March 15, 2006 %9 application/java %U http://vnatsci.ltu.edu/s_schneider/physlets/main/equipotentials.shtml


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