Some possible Revision Notes for the chapter "Electric Charges and Fields" in Class 12 Physics are:
1. Electric charge is a fundamental property of matter. It is either positive or negative.
2. The unit of charge is Coulomb (C).
3. Coulomb's law states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
4. The unit of electric field strength is Newton per Coulomb (N/C).
5. The electric field at a point is the force per unit positive charge at that point.
6. The electric field due to a point charge is given by Coulomb's law.
7. The electric field due to a continuous charge distribution can be calculated using integration.
8. The electric field due to an infinite line charge is given by λ/2πεr.
9. The electric field due to an infinite plane charge is given by σ/2ε.
10. Electric potential is defined as the work done per unit positive charge in bringing a positive charge from infinity to that point.
11. The unit of electric potential is Volt (V).
12. The potential due to a point charge is given by kq/r.
13. The potential due to a continuous charge distribution can be calculated using integration.
14. Equipotential surfaces are surfaces in the electric field where the potential is the same.
15. The electric potential at a point in a uniform electric field is given by V = Ed.
16. The electric potential energy of a system of charges is the work done in assembling the charges from infinity.
17. Electric dipole is a pair of equal and opposite charges separated by a small distance.
18. The electric field due to an electric dipole is given by 2kp/r³.
19. A conductor is an object that allows free movement of electric charges.
20. An insulator is an object that does not allow free movement of electric charges.
21. The electric field inside a conductor is zero.
22. The electric potential inside a conductor is constant.
23. The electric field just outside a charged conductor is perpendicular to its surface.
24. The charge distribution on a conductor is such that the electric field inside the conductor is zero.
25. Gauss' law states that the net electric flux through any closed surface is proportional to the total charge enclosed within the surface.
26. Gauss' law can be used to calculate the electric field due to symmetric charge distributions.
27. The electric field due to a thin spherical shell of charge is kQ/r² inside the shell and kQr/r³ outside the shell.
28. The electric field due to a solid sphere of charge is kQr/r³.
29. The electric field due to a uniformly charged infinite plane is σ/2ε.
30. The electric potential due to a thin spherical shell of charge is kQ/r for r > R and kQ/R for r ≤ R.
31. The electric potential due to a uniformly charged solid sphere is (3/2)kQ/r for r ≤ R and kQ/r for r > R.
32. Potential energy of an electric dipole in an electric field is given by -p.E.
33. Torque on an electric dipole in an electric field is given by p × E.
34. The force between two parallel plates due to an electric field is given by F = qE.
35. Capacitance is defined as the charge stored per unit potential difference between the plates.
36. The unit of capacitance is Farad (F).
37. The capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor is given by C = εA/d.
38. The energy stored in a capacitor is given by U = ½CV².
39. Dielectric materials increase the capacitance of a capacitor.
40. The dielectric constant of a material is the ratio of the capacitance with the material between the plates to the capacitance without the material.
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