diff --git a/docs/sph3u7.md b/docs/sph3u7.md index be10020..dd2da86 100644 --- a/docs/sph3u7.md +++ b/docs/sph3u7.md @@ -862,6 +862,20 @@ Resonance occurs in an air column when the length of the open tube is a multiple In a **open-ended** or **closed-ended** air column: $$\lambda_n=\frac{n}{4}L$$ +## 5.1 - Electric fields + +### Charge + +A **charge** is a scalar that allows a mass to experience force from an electromagnetic field, and it may only be positive or negative. It is both **quantised** — the smallest charge possible is the one on a single proton/electron and all charges are multiples of that value — and **conserved** in a closed system. + +Charges are expressed in **Coulombs** ($\text{C}$) with the symbol $q$. One electron has a charge of $1.60×10^{-19}\text{ C}$. + +Similar to gravitation, the forces between charges is proportional to their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. +$$F_E \propto q \propto \frac{1}{r^2}$$ + +The equation that describes the force between charges is as follows, where $k$ is a constant with the value $8.99×10^9\text{ m}^{-2}\text{C}^{-2}$: +$$F_E = \frac{kq_1q_2}{r^2}$$ + ## 6.1 - Circular motion Circular motion is any motion along a circular path. The instantaneous velocity of an object in circular motion at any point is always tangent to its point on the circle, so the difference between any two velocities ($\Delta \vec{v}$) is radial (lies along the radius). @@ -941,7 +955,8 @@ $$T^2 \propto r^3$$ A **geosynchronous** orbit is one that returns to its original position relative to the orbitee after one rotation of the orbitee. -A **geostationary** orbit is a geosynchronous orbit that always remains in the same position relative to the orbitee. +A **geostationary** orbit is a geosynchronous orbit that always remains in the same position relative to the orbitee.. + ## Resources