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Electrostatics.

9 official learning outcomes, with 219 practice questions mapped to this unit in the Android app.

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  1. LO 8.1Coulomb'S LawPMDC p. 17

    State Coulomb's law and explain that force between two-point charges is reduced in a medium other than free space using Coulomb's law

    40mapped MCQs
  2. LO 8.2Electric FieldPMDC p. 17

    Describe the concept of an electric field as an example of a field of force

    25mapped MCQs
  3. LO 8.3Electric Field Intensity Due To A Point ChargePMDC p. 17

    Calculate the magnitude and direction of the electric field at a point due to two charges with the same or opposite signs

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  4. LO 8.4Representation Of Electric Field By LinesPMDC p. 17

    Sketch the electric field lines for two-point charges of equal magnitude with same or opposite signs

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  5. LO 8.5Electric Field Intensity Due To An Infinite Sheet Of ChargesPMDC p. 17

    Describe and draw the electric field due to an infinite size conducting plate of positive or negative charge

    20mapped MCQs
  6. LO 8.6Electric Potential Energy And Potential Due To A Point ChargePMDC p. 17

    Define electric potential at a point in terms of work done in bringing unit positive charge from infinity to that point

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  7. LO 8.7Electric PotentialPMDC p. 17

    Define the unit of potential

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  8. LO 8.8Electric Potential Energy And Potential Due To A Point ChargePMDC p. 17

    Derive an expression for electric potential at a point due to a point charge

    21mapped MCQs
  9. LO 8.9Charging And Discharging Of A Capacitor Through A ResistancePMDC p. 17

    Demonstrate charging and discharging of a capacitor through a resistance

    19mapped MCQs
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