Measuring the Force between Magnets as an Analogy for Coulomb’s Law
| Autor: | Samuel P. Hendrix, Stephen G. Prilliman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Lattice energy 010405 organic chemistry 05 social sciences Force between magnets Intermolecular force Measure (physics) 050301 education General Chemistry 01 natural sciences Charged particle 0104 chemical sciences Education Coulomb's law symbols.namesake Classical mechanics Magnet symbols Coulomb 0503 education |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Chemical Education. 95:833-836 |
| ISSN: | 1938-1328 0021-9584 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.jchemed.7b00580 |
| Popis: | A brief demonstration is described that measures the force between magnets as an analogy for the force between charged particles to introduce the functional form of Coulomb’s law. One magnet is mounted on a digital force probe while another is systematically moved to different distances to measure the force as a function of distance. The force probe and magnets are held in place with plastic interlocking building bricks. The demonstration is used as an analogy to introduce students to the physics of electrostatic forces, a foundational principle for understanding chemical phenomena such as ionization energy, bonding, intermolecular forces, and lattice energy. |
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