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The Potential Field of a Dipole
BlackBoard Notes

  • Map the potential field around a pair of "charges"
  • Determine direction of electric field vectors near equipotential lines

     

  • Orient conducting paper thusly:

  • Multimeter setting: 200 DCV {maximum reading: 200 volts Direct Current - will display our voltages to 0.1 volt}

  • Sketch of potential field around two charges:

    2d Potential Curves

  • Topographic sketch of potential field:

    Note: Show class sample of axes layout on centimeter graph paper (located in lab notebook).

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