Electrostatics

The parallel plate capacitor consists of two parallel metal plates X and Y each of area A, separated by a distance d, having a surface…

Applications of electronegativity (1) Nature of bond The concept of electronegativity can be used to predict whether the bond between similar or dissimilar atoms is…

The principle of a Capacitor: Consider an insulated conductor (Plate A) with a positive charge ‘q’ having potential V (Figure a). The capacitance of A is…

When a charge q is given to an isolated conductor, its potential will change. The change in potential depends on the size and shape of…

It is possible to obtain charges without any contact with another charge. They are known as induced charges and the phenomenon of producing induced charges…

Electrostatic shielding is the process of isolating a certain region of space from the external field. It is based on the fact that the electric…

Electric field due to an infinite charged plane sheet (Application of Gauss’s Law): Consider an infinite plane sheet of charge with surface charge density σ.…

The definitive purpose of Gauss’s law in electrostatics is to find the electric field for a given charge distribution, enclosed by a closed surface. It…

Gauss’s Law: The law relates the flux through any closed surface and the net charge enclosed within the surface. The law states that the total…

Consider a closed surface S in a non−uniform electric field (Figure). Consider a very small area “ds” on this surface. The direction of ds is…