FCE Electric Fields Study Set

GUIDED PRACTICAL EXERCISES INCLUDED IN THE MANUAL

Level 1:

1. Electric field created by two parallel flat sheets.
2. Visualisation of the field lines created by a point charge.
3. Spatial representation of the equipotential lines and the intensity of the electric field created by a point charge.
4. Visualisation of the field lines generated by two point charges.
5. Spatial representation of the equipotential curves created by two spherical charges.

Level 2:

6. All the exercises included in level 1.
7. Calculation of the charge enclosed by a plane-parallel capacitor. Gauss’s theorem (I).
8. Experimental demonstration of Gauss’ law for a sphere and two conducting planes.
9. Study of the charge stored in a plane-parallel capacitor as a function of the distance between the plates. Concept of capacitance.
10. Spatial representation of the equipotential lines created by a cylinder and a conductive plane. Principle of superposition (II).
11. Spatial study of the electric field created by a non-regular body. Edge effects.
12. Visualisation and calculations of the intensity of the electric field generated by a plane-parallel capacitor with a dielectric sphere inside it. Dielectric (I).
13. Spatial representation of the electric field and equipotential lines generated by introducing a conducting sphere into a planar-parallel capacitor. Superposition principle (III).
14. Electric field lines and equipotential surfaces generated by two conducting spheres equidistant from a conducting plane. Image effect.
15. Experimental calculation of the redistribution of charge and potential energy of a series and parallel configuration of two plane-parallel capacitors.

IMPORTANT: The teacher can use his own elements, so these practical possibilities are NEARLY UNLIMITED.