(Answered) PHYSICS Coulomb Force Gizmo / Student Exploration: Coulomb Force (Static)
Complete latest fall 2021
Conceptual Activity
Coulomb Force (Static)
Vocabulary: Coulomb’s law, electrostatic force, vector
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
Have you ever taken clothes out of the dryer and found a sock stuck to your underwear? Static
cling is an example of electrostatic forces, or the forces that exist between charged objects.
1. How do you think the sock and underwear became charged?
While the clothes were drying, electrons were removed from some items of clothing and
deposited on others.
2. Suppose two socks acquire the same charge. Do you think they will stick together?
No I don’t think they will stick together.
Explain: I think this because like charges repel each other.
Gizmo Warm-up
As clothes are tumbled in a dryer, electrons are rubbed
off some items, giving them a positive charge, and
deposited on other items, giving them a negative charge.
These charged items exert electrostatic forces on one
another. You can explore these forces by using the
Coulomb Force (Static) Gizmo™.
In its initial settings, the Gizmo shows two objects that each have a charge (q) of 10.0 ! 10-4 C
(coulombs). Turn on the Show force vector checkboxes for objects A and B. The arrows
coming from the objects are vectors that represent the electrostatic forces. The direction and
length of each vector show the direction and magnitude (strength) of each force.
1. Are the vectors for objects A and B pointing together or away from each other? Away
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, (Answered) PHYSICS Coulomb Force Gizmo / Student Exploration: Coulomb Force (Static)
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2. Are objects A and B attracted together or repelled apart? Repelled apart
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Complete latest fall 2021
Conceptual Activity
Coulomb Force (Static)
Vocabulary: Coulomb’s law, electrostatic force, vector
Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.)
Have you ever taken clothes out of the dryer and found a sock stuck to your underwear? Static
cling is an example of electrostatic forces, or the forces that exist between charged objects.
1. How do you think the sock and underwear became charged?
While the clothes were drying, electrons were removed from some items of clothing and
deposited on others.
2. Suppose two socks acquire the same charge. Do you think they will stick together?
No I don’t think they will stick together.
Explain: I think this because like charges repel each other.
Gizmo Warm-up
As clothes are tumbled in a dryer, electrons are rubbed
off some items, giving them a positive charge, and
deposited on other items, giving them a negative charge.
These charged items exert electrostatic forces on one
another. You can explore these forces by using the
Coulomb Force (Static) Gizmo™.
In its initial settings, the Gizmo shows two objects that each have a charge (q) of 10.0 ! 10-4 C
(coulombs). Turn on the Show force vector checkboxes for objects A and B. The arrows
coming from the objects are vectors that represent the electrostatic forces. The direction and
length of each vector show the direction and magnitude (strength) of each force.
1. Are the vectors for objects A and B pointing together or away from each other? Away
This study source was downloaded by 100000850270298 from CourseHero.com on 03-16-2023 11:14:21 GMT -05:00
©2016 EdisonLearning – All Rights Reserved
https://www.coursehero.com/file/21424896/c-law-lab/
, (Answered) PHYSICS Coulomb Force Gizmo / Student Exploration: Coulomb Force (Static)
Complete latest fall 2021
2. Are objects A and B attracted together or repelled apart? Repelled apart
This study source was downloaded by 100000850270298 from CourseHero.com on 03-16-2023 11:14:21 GMT -05:00
©2016 EdisonLearning – All Rights Reserved
https://www.coursehero.com/file/21424896/c-law-lab/
