Part of ES-01 — Electrostatics

Mnemonic Master — Electrostatics Memory Tricks

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1. "Axial is Always twice" (A = 2) E_axial = 2kp/r3r^{3} vs E_equatorial = kp/r3r^{3} — "Axial" and "two" both start with sounds from the alphabet beginning. The A in Axial reminds you of 2 (looks like a tent with two legs).

2. "CaPS vs ReSiP" — Capacitor/Resistor Series-Parallel flip

  • Capacitors: Parallel = Sum (C_eq = C1C_{1}+C2C_{2}); Series = Reciprocal (1/C_eq = 1/C1C_{1}+1/C2C_{2})
  • Resistors: Series = Sum (R_eq = R1R_{1}+R2R_{2}); Parallel = Reciprocal (1/R_eq = 1/R1R_{1}+1/R2R_{2})
  • They are exactly opposite — CaPS vs ReSiP.

3. "VQ-CV Rule" for dielectric insertion

  • Battery V-Connected → V constant, C increases
  • Battery Q-Disconnected → Q constant, V decreases

4. "WPC" for Gauss's law E-field dependence

  • Wire → E ∝ 1/r (cylindrical)
  • Plane → E = constant (planar)
  • Conducting sphere → E ∝ 1/r2r^{2} (spherical) Order of decreasing r-dependence: 1/r2r^{2} > 1/r > constant.

5. "NECA" — Properties of charge

  • Not destroyable (Conservation)
  • Equal units only (Quantization, q = ne)
  • Combines algebraically (Additive)
  • Attracts opposites, repels likes

6. "PLANO" — Potential on different dipole lines

  • Polar axis (axial): V = kp·cosθ/r2r^{2} → non-zero
  • Perpendicular (equatorial): V = 0 (zero) Remember: equatOriAL = zerO (the O in zerO matches equatOriAl).

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