Charge Distributions

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Chapter 21 Charge Distributions

In this chapter you will learn about the electric force.

Learning Outcomes

After successful completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

Determine the electric force on a charged object due to a collection of point charges.
Determine the electric force on a charged object due to simple continuous charge distributions.
Use forces and Newton’s 2nd Law to describe the motion of charges subject to electric forces.
Distinguish between the electric force and the electric field due to a charge configuration.
Determine the electric field at a given location due to a collection of point charges.
Determine the electric field at a given location due to simple continuous charge distributions.

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