24 Laboratory Report Rubric –
Experiment O2: Equipotentials and Electric Fields
Use the published lab format given to you by your lab instructor for each experiment only
as a template for writing your own report – use your own words and put into paragraph
form, as if presenting this as a paper to your peers and colleagues.
No example…………… …… Example given
1. Format
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2. Introduction
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(Write briefly about the relationship
between electric field lines and equipotential
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2. Apparatus
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List all equipment needed and give a
basic drawing of the circuit used.
3. Procedure/Measurements
Guess at equipotential lines.
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(Make a sketch.)
Equipotential lines 1 to 4 Volts
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Intermediate potentials
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Electrode locations
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4. Analysis
Electric field lines
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How field lines meet electrode
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Field lines never intersect?
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Estimated electric field point
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5. Conclusion
(A) Brief summary of experiment
(Have the objectives been met?)
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(B) Discussion of analysis
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and discuss sources of error)
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(C) What did you learn?
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