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| + | Conceptual Questions: | ||
| + | - What direction does $r_{source}$ point? What direction does $r_{obs}$ point? What direction does $r_{sep}$ point? Draw all of these on your diagram. | ||
| + | - What would change about your solution if the thundercloud were the opposite charge (positive instead of negative or vice versa)? Does $r_{sep}$ change? Does the E-field change? Does the electric potential change? | ||
| + | - What are the similarities & differences between electric field and electric potential? | ||
| + | - What direction should the electric field point for positive charges? What direction should it point for negative charges? | ||
| + | - What sort of assumptions did you make in this problem? How realistic are they? | ||
| + | - How big is 1 Coulomb of charge? (how much charge is on a single electron, in a lightning bolt, on your socks when you rub the on carpet?) | ||
| + | - What would change about your solution if you picked a different origin point? Pick a different origin & write out the calculation for the Electric Field on top of HQ. | ||
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