This web page contains a simulation on electric fields and electric potential in a system with multiple charges. Students can drag the charges to see how the fields and potential lines change, and can double-click to create new equipotential lines. This activity is designed to promote understanding of the relationship between equipotential lines and the direction of the electric field.
This page is part of a larger collection of Java applets with tutorial questions developed for introductory physics courses.
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7595">Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Electrostatics Simulation E - Electric Field and Potential Lines. November 19, 2006.</a>
K. Forinash, Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Electrostatics Simulation E - Electric Field and Potential Lines (2001), <https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/electrostatics/electroE.html>.
Forinash, K. (2006, November 19). Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Electrostatics Simulation E - Electric Field and Potential Lines. Retrieved October 13, 2024, from https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/electrostatics/electroE.html
Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Electrostatics Simulation E - Electric Field and Potential Lines. November 19, 2006. https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/electrostatics/electroE.html (accessed 13 October 2024).
Forinash, Kyle. Indiana University Southeast Physics Applets: Electrostatics Simulation E - Electric Field and Potential Lines. 2001. 19 Nov. 2006. 13 Oct. 2024 <https://kforinas.pages.iu.edu/physlets/electrostatics/electroE.html>.
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Month = {November 19, 2006},
Year = {2001}
}
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This is a link to the author's full index of applets on the topic of electrostatics. Topics include electric fields and forces, field lines, and equipotential lines.
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