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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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Important Questions For Class 11 Physics Chapter 15- Waves
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:6Minutes1. Explosions on other planets are not heard on earth. Why? [1] 2. Why longitudinal waves are called pressure waves? [1] 3. Why do tuning forks have two prongs? [1] 4. A pipe 20 cm long is closed at one end. Which harmonic mode of the pipe is resonantly excited by…
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Important Questions For Class 11 Physics Chapter 14- Oscillations
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:8Minutes 1. The girl sitting on a swing stands up. What will be the effect on periodic time of swing? 2. At what distance from the mean position, is the kinetic energy in a simple harmonic oscillator equal to potential energy? 3. A simple harmonic oscillator is represented by the equation…
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Class 11 Physics Syllabus Analysis
Last modified on:5 years agoReading Time:23MinutesAs the board exams are just around the corner, I am sure everyone, teachers and parents included, are equally stressed. Students are busy with their last-minute revisions and are trying to get the most out of their study hours these days. Many of them are have their eyes and ears wide…
