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Charging of Insulators
Since charge cannot flow through insulators, neither conduction nor induction can be used to charge, insulators, so in order to charge an insulator friction is used. Whenever an insulator is rubbed against a body exchange of electrons takes place between the two. This results in appearance of equal and opposite charges on the insulator and the other body. Thus the insulator is charged.
For example rubbing of plastic with fur, silk with glass causes charging of these things.
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Conductors and Insulators
Last modified on:4 years agoReading Time:2MinutesConductors and Insulators Solids are mainly classified into two groups, conductors and insulators. In conductors, electric charges are free to move from one place to another, whereas in insulators they are tightly bound to their respective atoms. In an uncharged body, there are equal number of positive and negative charges. The…
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Electric Field Due to a Point Charge
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:1MinuteElectric Field Due to a Point Charge The electric field produced by a point charge q can be obtained in general terms from Coulomb’s law.First note that the magnitude of the force exerted by the charge q on a test charge q0 is then divide this value by q0 to obtain…
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Electric Field Due to a Charged Ring
Last modified on:3 years agoReading Time:4MinutesElectric Field Due to a Charged Ring A conducting ring of radius R has a total charge q uniformly distributed over its circumference. We are interested in finding the electric field at point P that lies on the axis of the ring at a distance x from its centre. We divide…
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Lenz’s law
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:4MinutesWhat is Lenz’s Law? This law gives us the direction of induced emf. According to this law, the direction of induced emf in a circuit is such that it opposes the change in magnetic flux responsible for its production. Lenz’s law is in accordance with the principle of conservation of energy.…
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Magnetic Flux
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:3MinutesWhat is Magnetic Flux? Flux is basically count of number of lines crossing a surface. The number of magnetic field lines crossing a surface is known as magnetic flux linked with that surface. Consider a closed curve enclosing an area A (as shown in the figure). Let there be a uniform…
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Electromagnetic Induction
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:4MinutesWhat is Electromagnetic Induction? It was discovered by Michael Faraday in 1831. It is the phenomenon of generating an emf by changing the number of magnetic field lines (i.e. magnetic flux) associated with the circuit. We have studied that moving charges or current produces magnetic field. Then normally we get a doubt whether…
