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Cambridge AS & A Level Physics

18.2Uniform electric fields

Uniform electric fields in Cambridge AS & A Level Physics: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 18.2.1Recall and use E = V/d between parallel plates.
  2. 18.2.2Describe the effect of a uniform field on moving charged particles.

Lessons

  • Electric fields and uniform fields between plates

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Uniform electric fields: sample question

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Which describes the electric field lines between two large parallel plates, well away from their edges, when the top plate is positive?

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