Preview - Modeling Electrostatics Using Netlogo

Part D: Connections


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.

In the current setup the force on the point charge is either right or left depending on electric field direction and charge. We want to introduce a stream of charges moving upward with initial velocity, chargeVelY, from the bottom center between the plates. Turn on the ChargeStream switch followed by setup and go. Change variable values to get a path that is not straight up the screen.


Questions

Please answer the questions below.

If the stream of charges is hitting target 1 and you want to hit target 3, choose All that Apply from the statements below that would cause this.

Increase mass.
Decrease mass.
Increase chargeVelY.
Decrease chargeVelY.
Increase the magnitude of the charge.
Decrease the magnitude of the charge.
Change the charge from positive to negative
Change the charge from negative to positive
Increase the electric field value in the same direction.
Decrease the electric field value in the same direction.
Change the direction of the electric field vector.

If the stream of charges is hitting target 1 and you want to hit target 7, choose All that Apply from the statements below that would cause this.

Increase mass.
Decrease mass.
Increase chargeVelY.
Decrease chargeVelY.
Increase the magnitude of the charge.
Decrease the magnitude of the charge.
Change the charge from positive to negative
Change the charge from negative to positive
Increase the electric field value in the same direction.
Decrease the electric field value in the same direction.
Change the direction of the electric field vector.

Notes

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