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| * Describe how the magnitude and direction of the electric field changes both inside and outside the capacitor. | * Describe how the magnitude and direction of the electric field changes both inside and outside the capacitor. | ||
| * Explain the general steps that you take when using Gauss' | * Explain the general steps that you take when using Gauss' | ||
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| + | ==== Project 11B: Protecting An Experiment ==== | ||
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| + | Unbeknownst to S.P.A.R.T.A.N force, massive electrical storm fronts have formed over specific research facilities all across the world. Without warning, unidentified flying objects have emerged from the deep dark clouds and in a weird turn of events have raised pipelines all over the world to float in the air. The speculation is that the EM Boar Tigers want the pipes to consume just as they did in the scrap yard. The mechanism by which the pipes are floating is unknown but your team has been tasked with investigating this phenomenon. | ||
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| + | T.R.O.J.A.N force has been sent to investigate and your specific task at this moment in time is to determine the electric field both inside and outside the pipe if it was to be struck by lightning. You need this information as your group plan to put a multi-purpose scanner in the pipe to find out what is going on. You need to be sure that it will still be okay if the pipe is struck by lightning. You need to find the right pipe to do your tests on as some pipes might be safer than others if they are struck by lightning. At the moment, your team is focused on a 6-meter wide cylindrical pipe that is 2 km long near Roswell, New Mexico. Your initial investigations are that a pipe with walls that are at least 25 cm thick should protect the apparatus inside from lightning strikes. Your supervisors indicate a 10 cm thick pipe could work also, which would be better? | ||
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| + | ===Learning Goals=== | ||
| + | * Use Gauss' | ||
| + | * Explain why you picked your Gaussian surface and how it helped you simplify your calculations. | ||
| + | * Explain the general steps that you take when using Gauss' | ||
| + | * Explain what would change about your solution if the pipe were metal vs plastic. | ||
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