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Florida Atlantic UniversityCourse
Chm 1045Pages
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2023
Anett Vila
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Florida International University Name:____________________ Panther ID:__________________ Worksheet 1.5 Forces and Energy 1. You have an isolated system of two massed objects. a. Reflecting back on the example of Katie dropping the tennis ball, how do you think a gravitational force would change with respect to distance between the two massed objects (the ball and the ground)? b. Explain in words what you think would happen to the potential energy as the massed objects move together. Why does the potential energy change in this way? c. After examining the axes below, now draw a graph indicating how the potential energy of the system changes with distance between the two masses. We will define the potential energy of the two masses at a great distance (where they don't interact) as starting at the distance axis. (Hint: Where would objects at a great distance be located on your distance axis? This is the starting point.) d. Since the system is isolated, what do you think will happen to the kinetic energy as the potential energy changes? Distance between objects (r) Po te nt ia l e ne rg y
Florida International University Name:____________________ Panther ID:__________________ 2. Now let us think about an isolated system consisting of two oppositely charged species . a. How do you think an electrostatic force would change with respect to distance between two oppositely charged species ? (Reflect back to the electric field hockey simulation if needed). b. Explain in words what you think would happen to the potential energy as the two opposite charged species move together. Why does the potential energy change in this way? c. After examining the axes below, now draw a graph to show how the potential energy of the system changes with distance between the two opposite charged species . We will define the potential energy of the two charged objects at a great distance (where they don't interact) as starting at the distance axis. (Hint: Where would objects at a great distance be located on your distance axis? This is the starting point.) d. Since the system is isolated, what do you think will happen to the kinetic energy as the potential energy changes? Distance between charges (r) Po te nt ia l e ne rg y
Florida International University Name:____________________ Panther ID:__________________ 3. Now you have an isolated system consisting of two charged species of the same sign . a. How do you think an electrostatic force would change with respect to distance between two charged species of the same sign ? (Reflect back to the electric field hockey simulation if needed). b. Explain in words what is happening to the potential energy as the two charged species of the same sign move together. Why does the potential energy change in this way? c. After examining the axes below, now draw a graph to show how the potential energy of the system changes with distance between the two charged species of the same sign . (Hint: Where would objects at a great distance be located on your distance axis? This is the starting point.) 4. Comparing the potential energy graphs in 2c and 3c, do they look similar or different? Explain. Distance between charges (r) Po te nt ia l e ne rg y
Forces and Energy
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