AP Physics 2 Review Sheet

Unit 2: Electric



Coulomb's Law
F = k | q 1 q 2 | r 2
k = 1 4 π ϵ 0

Electric Field
E = F q = k q r 2
E = F q = i E i

Electric Potential Energy
W a b = F d = q E d
U = k q 1 q 2 r = k q Q r
U = q 0 4 π ϵ 0 i q i r i = k q 0 i q i r i
U = q V
Electric potential
V = U q = k q r
V = 1 4 π ϵ 0 i q i r i = k i q i r i
E = V d
Capacitance
C = Q V a b = ϵ 0 A d
E = σ ϵ 0 = Q ϵ 0 A
V a b = E d
U = 1 2 C V 2 = 1 2 Q V = Q 2 2 C
u = 1 2 ϵ 0 E 2 = 1 2 C V 2 A d

Capacitors in Series
1 C e q = i 1 C i
Q = Q i
V = i V i
Capacitors in Parallel
C e q = i C i
Q = i Q i
V = V i

Dielectric
κ = C C 0
ϵ = κ ϵ 0
C = κ C 0 = ϵ A d