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Ch 17 D.2 Electric and magnetic fields: complete notes
Neat, exam-ready notebook-style notes for Ch 17 D.2 Electric and magnetic fields, following the IB Diploma syllabus, SL and HL. This chapter is part of the complete Physics Notes for IB Diploma Students (SL and HL): All 24 Topics.
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Topics in this chapter
- What you must be able to do
- Electric charge
- Three ways to transfer or separate charge
- Coulomb's law
- Different media: permittivity
- Electric field and field lines
- Parallel plates and charged conductors
- Charged conducting spheres
- Millikan's experiment: charge is quantised
- Why the result matters
- Magnetic fields and field lines
- Electric potential energy and potential
- Equipotentials and the potential gradient
“I can” checklist: what you must be able to do
- I can use Coulomb's law and add the forces and fields from several charges.
- I can sketch electric field lines and magnetic field lines for the required cases.
- I can describe Millikan's experiment and explain what it shows.
- I can use \(E = F/q\) and \(E = V/d\) and describe charging by friction, contact and induction.
- I can use \(E_p\), \(V_e\), \(W = q\Delta V_e\), equipotentials and the potential gradient.
What is inside the full chapter notes
- Concept notes with 13 worked examples
- Field-line, magnetic-field and equipotential diagrams
- Common mistakes; investigation (IA) tips
- 15 Paper 1A-style MCQs, explained
- 3 Paper 2-style structured questions with mark schemes, one data-based
- Quick-reference sheet and "I can" checklist
What you get in the pack
- All 24 topics of IB Diploma Physics for students taking Standard Level or Higher Level (first assessment 2025): kinematics, forces and momentum, work, energy and power, rigid body mechanics, special relativity, thermal energy transfers, the greenhouse effect, gas laws, thermodynamics, current and circuits, simple harmonic motion, the wave model, wave phenomena, standing waves, the Doppler effect, gravitational, electric and magnetic fields, induction, atomic structure, quantum physics, radioactive decay, fission, fusion and stars
- Every syllabus statement covered in order, each marked SL or HL, with clear notes, tables and diagrams drawn for these notes
- Worked examples in every topic: calculations and model answers that show how to earn the marks
- Original Paper 1A-style multiple-choice questions with explained answers, plus Paper 2-style structured and data-based questions with full mark schemes (no past-paper reprints)
- Common mistakes and investigation (internal assessment) ideas for every topic
- Quick-reference sheet and an "I can" checklist at the end of every topic
- Colour PDF and a black and white copy of every chapter for printing
- Independent notes for IB Diploma students; not endorsed by or affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)
All chapters in this pack
- Ch 1 A.1 Kinematics
- Ch 2 A.2 Forces and momentum
- Ch 3 A.3 Work, energy and power
- Ch 4 A.4 Rigid body mechanics
- Ch 5 A.5 Galilean and special relativity
- Ch 6 B.1 Thermal energy transfers
- Ch 7 B.2 Greenhouse effect
- Ch 8 B.3 Gas laws
- Ch 9 B.4 Thermodynamics
- Ch 10 B.5 Current and circuits
- Ch 11 C.1 Simple harmonic motion
- Ch 12 C.2 Wave model
- Ch 13 C.3 Wave phenomena
- Ch 14 C.4 Standing waves and resonance
- Ch 15 C.5 Doppler effect
- Ch 16 D.1 Gravitational fields
- Ch 17 D.2 Electric and magnetic fields
- Ch 18 D.3 Motion in electromagnetic fields
- Ch 19 D.4 Induction
- Ch 20 E.1 Structure of the atom
- Ch 21 E.2 Quantum physics
- Ch 22 E.3 Radioactive decay
- Ch 23 E.4 Fission
- Ch 24 E.5 Fusion and stars