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Nt1310 Unit 3 Lab Report

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Introduction

In this lab we will be studying electric field plotting through the use of various apparatus. The equipment we will be using includes a digital voltmeter, voltage probes, carbonized acetate sheets, battery, and other tools of measurement. The goal of the lab is for us is to be able to plot lines for charge distributions and to create electric field lines by providing an electric current through carbonized sheets. Once we have completed constructing the electric field lines for the plate charge distribution, we will continue to calculate for the electric field (E = Vx) and begin to plot for the dipole charge distribution. When we have collected all the data needed, we then will finish calculating for all the remaining variables and complete the rest of the lab report.
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After setting the voltmeter to 20 V, we were able to determine the voltage between the 2 plates to be 2.6 V. After determining the voltage between the plates, we proceeded to record voltage of the next equipotential point per row and other points on the grid where it has no potential difference starting at point (8,9). To figure out which points had no potential difference, the voltmeter had to equate to ~0 V in order to plot the equipotential line. My partner and I repeated this process until we have a total of 7 equipotential line between the parallel plates. After we calculated for the electric field, we proceeded to plot for equipotentials and field lines of the dipole arrangement. First, we determined the voltage between the poles to be 2.87 V. Afterwards, we repeated the process as the previous arrangement by obtaining the voltage for each equipotential line and plotting for its field lines. Once we have obtained all the data needed, we proceeded to complete the latter portion of the lab

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