Using the Coulomb’s Law PhET Simulation: Concept Development for Understanding Electrostatic Forces


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Title Using the Coulomb’s Law PhET Simulation: Concept Development for Understanding Electrostatic Forces
Description This activity was done in week 1 of the first term general chemistry course at UC-Riverside. The activity was done at the beginning of the unit on electronic structure, which was initiated immediately after the unit on basic atomic structure (the nuclear model of the atom). This activity was done as the initial exploration into the concept of electrostatic forces, with the goal of helping students understand the attractive/repulsive forces in the atom.
Subject Chemistry
Level Undergrad - Intro
Type Guided Activity
Duration 90 minutes
Answers Included Yes
Language Engleski
Keywords electrostatic attraction, electrostatic repulsion
Simulation(s) Coulombov zakon (HTML5)


Author(s) Jack Eichler, Ellen Yezierski
School / Organization UC Riverside
Date submitted 2020.10.23
Date updated 2022.10.26