Physics A-Level
Graphical representation of force against distance
What Graphical representation of force against distance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Graphical representation of force against distance
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A curve decreasing with distance, asymptotic to the distance axis, that falls steeply as r increases and never crosses the axis for like charges.
Topics that use Graphical representation of force against distance
- Electric potential and energy (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Electric potential
- Geometry determining capacitance
- Permittivity of free space
- Potential difference
- Sign convention for like and unlike charges
- Work done
- Work done as area under a force–distance graph
- Capacitance as charge per unit potential difference
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