Essays on Electric Charge
Electric charge is a fundamental physical property of matter that describes the ability of an object to exert a force on other objects. It is one of the most basic concepts in physics, and it can be found everywhere in nature. Electric charge is measured in coulombs (C) and comes in two forms: positive and negative. Positively charged particles are known as protons, while negatively charged particles are electrons. All matter contains electric charges, but they can be either evenly balanced or imbalanced depending on the material’s composition. An imbalance occurs when there are more positively charged protons than negatively charged electrons present within an object or area; this causes an electrical field to form around it which can then interact with other materials nearby.The concept of electric charge was discovered by Benjamin Franklin in 1747 after he conducted several experiments involving electricity and lightning rods. He concluded that all objects contain some sort of electrical fluid which could be harnessed to create useful effects like sparking a fire or powering machines like motors and generators. Since then, scientists have studied electric charge extensively, learning about its behavior under different conditions such as temperature and pressure, as well as how it interacts with other types of energy like light waves or magnetic fields. They also developed ways to measure electric current using devices called meters, allowing them to study electricity further without endangering themselves from shocks caused by large amounts of current passing through their bodies. Today we use electricity for so much ” powering our homes, cars, phones ” that understanding how it works has become essential knowledge for anyone living in modern society today
Objective:Plot the equipotential lines patterns of electric fields set up by electrodes of different shapes.Apparatus:Result:The experimental results were get by setting up the apparatus as shown below first. – A paper was placed under the conducting plate.- Three electrodes were dipped into the conducting plate- One of the electrodes and a flying probe were connected […]
The USS Iowa was commissioned on February 22, 1943 and served until February 24, 1958 when it was decommissioned. Â On September 1st 1982 modernization and reactivation begun. Â On April 28, 1984 it was recommissioned and put back into active duty. Â During its career it traveled all around the world. Â In one deployment it traveled 30,983 […]
Photocopying is a quick and cheap process of reproducing documents or materials. Mostly, photocopying process is with the use of dry heating called Xerography. Photocopying Machine The photocopy machine a worldwide used electronic machine which are useful both in school and offices. It can be used by a person to reproduce even much volume of […]
The purpose of this experiment is to explain the different aspects of static electricity, including effects of electrical charges on small-uncharged objects, electrical attraction and repulsion, creation of electrical charge, practical uses of electrical charges, and measurement of electrical force between electrical charges. Findings Electric current is the flow of electric charge. Some materials become […]
An electroscope is the instrument used to detect charged bodies. Here, an electronic version of the scope that is more sensitive as compared to its conventional counterpart and which helps indicate the polarity of charge has been described. This circuit consumes very low quiescent power and reliably indicates charge induction and detection. The polarity of […]
