Preview - Modeling Electrostatics Using Netlogo

Part A: Electric Field Lines

When you hit setup the following characteristics update:

     1.  E-field Lines

     2.  Parallel Plate colors

 

When you hit setup and go the following characteristics update:

     1.  E-field Value and E-field vector

     2.  Force Value and Force vector

     3.  Charge in the field value and color of charge

     4.  Mass of the charge in the field and size of the charge

The positive plate and positive charge in the model will be Red. The negative plate and negative charge in the model will be Blue.

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Make E-field strength positive and chargeCoefficient positive. Click on setup. Draw the shape of the electric field lines between the parallel plates below. The positive plate and positive charge above will be Red. The negative plate and negative charge above will be Blue.

Draw an arrow on the lines showing the direction of the electric field, E.

Note: Draw your sketch in the sketchpad below

Click go in the model. Move the charge around to see how the electric field, E, value depends on the position of the point charge. Indicate where the electric field between plates is the strongest. If there is no variation in field strength, use the TEXT tool to say that in the field.

Note: Draw your sketch in the sketchpad below

Click go in the model. Move the charge around to see how the electrostatic force, Fe, value depends on the position of the point charge. Indicate where the electrostatic force on the point charge between plates is the strongest. If there is no variation in force, use the TEXT tool to say that in the field.

Note: Draw your sketch in the sketchpad below

Notes

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