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Electric Fields: Crash Course Physics #26

2016-10-07

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As we learn more about electricity, we have to talk about fields. Electric fields may seem complicated, but they're really fascinating and a crucial part of physics. In this episode of Crash Course Physics, Shini chats about capacitors, conductors, electric field lines, and how objects with net charge generate electric fields.

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THE FIELD LINES MUST BE TANGENT TO THE DIRECTION OF THE FIELD AT ANY POINT.
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THE GREATER THE LINE DENSITY, THE GREATER THE MAGNITUDE OF THE FIELD.
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THE LINES ALWAYS START FROM POSITIVELY CHARGED OBJECTS AND END ON NEGATIVELY CHARGED OBJECTS.
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