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184_notes:patterns_fields [2018/09/12 16:54] – [Patterns in the Electric Field] dmcpadden184_notes:patterns_fields [2020/08/20 16:03] – dmcpadden
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 ===== Patterns in the Electric Field ===== ===== Patterns in the Electric Field =====
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 **Magnitude of Electric Field** **Magnitude of Electric Field**
-  * If you are looking for the electric field outside the object with a simple shape (sphere, cylinder), it doesn't matter if it is an insulator or conductor - the electric field will be the same (for the same amount of charge uniformly distributed)+  * If you are looking for the electric field **outside** the object with a simple shape (sphere, cylinder), **it doesn't matter if it is an insulator or conductor** - the electric field will be the same (for the same amount of charge uniformly distributed).
   * If you are looking for the electric field inside a conductor, it will always be zero (no matter what the shape).   * If you are looking for the electric field inside a conductor, it will always be zero (no matter what the shape).
   * If you are looking for the electric field inside an insulator, it will likely be non-zero (expect perhaps in the very center for certain cases).   * If you are looking for the electric field inside an insulator, it will likely be non-zero (expect perhaps in the very center for certain cases).
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