Electrostatics — Grade 12 Physical Sciences Notes

Comprehensive CAPS-aligned study notes for Electrostatics in Grade 12 Physical Sciences. Browse the sections below to find detailed explanations, worked examples, and exam preparation material.

Sections in Electrostatics

Electric Charge, Force and Conservation

Electric Charge, Force and Conservation Electrostatics is the branch of physics that studies electric charges at rest and the forces and fields they produce. Everything around you — from the shock…

Coulomb's Law

Coulomb's Law You now know that charged objects exert forces on each other: like charges repel and unlike charges attract. Coulomb's Law gives you the mathematical tool to calculate exactly how…

Electric Fields

Electric Fields An electric charge creates a region around itself in which other charges experience a force. This region is called an electric field. The concept of a field allows us to describe how…

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