Chapter 17 Electrical Potential and Energy; Capacitance

SmartBoard Pre-Lecture Notes for Chapter 17

Chapter 17 Giancoli 6th Edition Web Resources

AP Syllabus

Chapter 17 Homework

Chapter Outline:

 

17-1  Electrical Potential Difference (pg. 470)

• Electrical potential energy and potential difference   RE: Electrical Potential
• Comparing electrical PE and gravitational PE
• Voltage
• Mini Lab: Mechanical Work to Electrical Energy

17-2  Electric Fields and Electrical Potential (pg. 474)

• Relationship between electrical potential and the electric field

17-3  Equipotential Lines (pg. 474)

• Lines of equal potential

17-4  The Electron Volt (pg. 476)

• The eV: a measure of energy
• Why we need a very small unit of energy

17-5  Electrical Potential due to Point Charges (pg. 476)

• Calculating the electrical potential at a given point in space

17-7  Capacitance  (pg. 480)   RE: Capacitance

• Storage of electrical charge
• Capacitor calculations

17-8  Dielectrics (pg. 482)

• Insulating materials in capacitors
• The dielectric constant

17-9  Storage of Electrical Energy (pg. 484)

• Energy stored in a capacitor

17-10  TV and Computer Monitors - CRT's (pg. 485)

• Application of applied voltage
• Electron beam sweeps
• RGB color beams

17-11  ECG's (pg. 487)

• Electrical potential medical applications
• ECG's: The record of potential changes in the heart