Voltage and Surface Charges
Abstract
The abstract definition of electric power as "ability of a voltage source to do work“ or quantitatively as "energy per unit charge" is preceded by a qualitative description in terms of the existence of surface charges. These surface charges and the associated electric fields can be demonstrated experimentally and allow a causal explanation of the processes and laws to be understood and learned.References
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Published
2021-08-24
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HAERTEL, Hermann.
Voltage and Surface Charges.
European Journal of Physics Education, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 19-31, aug. 2021.
ISSN 1309-7202.
Available at: <https://eu-journal.org/index.php/EJPE/article/view/317>. Date accessed: 25 apr. 2024.
doi: https://doi.org/10.20308/ejpe.v12i3.317.
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