WASSCE Physics · Electricity & Magnetism
Electrostatics
Electric charges, Coulomb's law, electric fields, electric potential, and charging by friction or induction.
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Across the topic: 12 sections · 3 worked examples · 2 diagrams
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2 lessons · 14 min
- 1Static electricity: charging, induction and the electroscope7 minFree7 minFree
- 2Coulomb's law, electric fields, potential and lightning7 min Plan7 min Plan
- Coulomb's law
- Electric field
- Electric potential and potential difference
- Charge distribution and point action
- Lightning and the lightning conductor
- Uses and hazards of static electricity
2 worked examples · 1 diagram
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