Physics A-Level
Relationship between potential difference and separation
What Relationship between potential difference and separation means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Relationship between potential difference and separation
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The magnitude of the field strength is given by E = V/d, where d is the plate separation.
Topics that use Relationship between potential difference and separation
- Uniform electric field (OCR A-Level)
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- Direction of electric field
- Electric force and acceleration
- Factors affecting capacitance
- Field strength definition
- Parallel plate capacitor
- Permittivity
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