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Episode 408: Field Strength and Potential Energy
This learning episode, from the Institute of Physics, introduces field strength and potential energy for electric fields. Comparisons with gravitational fields are also made.
The activities include:
* discussion of field strength
* worked examples on field strength
* discussion about potential energy and potential
* demonstration of potential around a charged sphere
* field strength and potential gradient
* worked examples on non-uniform electric fields
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