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This interactive tutorial is intended to help students comprehend the underlying relationships among electrical force, quantity of charge, and separation distance. It takes learners through a strategic analysis of using Coulomb's equation to solve problems. Problem-solving steps are explicitly shown in three examples, then a set of 7 problems are introduced (with answers available for immediate feedback).
This page is part of The Physics Classroom tutorials for students of introductory physics. SEE RELATED ITEMS on this page for a link to a closely related tutorial on inverse square relationships by the same author.
This resource is part of 3 Physics Front Topical Units.
Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Electric Force Electric force and gravitational force are two types of non-contact forces. Coulomb's Law equation for electrical force bears a strong resemblance to Newton's equation for universal gravitation. Both show an inverse square relationship between force and separation distance. This interactive tutorial will help K-8 science teachers gain insight about the nature of electrical forces, which, unlike gravitational forces, can be either attractive or repulsive. Links to Units:
Topic: "Static" Electricity
Unit Title: Electric Force This interactive tutorial, part of The Physics Classroom, does a first-rate job of explaining the concepts underlying Coulomb's Law. Link to Unit:
Topic: Electricity and Electrical Energy
Unit Title: Electric Force and Coulomb's Law Middle school teachers may want to revisit Coulomb's Law before doing a unit on electricity. This interactive tutorial is very beneficial in explaining force as a vector quantity, how to determine the direction of electrical force vectors, and content support in calculations related to Coulomb's Law. It is part of The Physics Classroom collection. Links to Units:
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