
A hollow metal sphere is charged with of charge and has a radius of . Find the potential at the surface.

Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance




Two-point charges, one of +100 µC and another of -400 µC, are kept 30 cm apart. Find the points of zero potential on the line joining the two charges (assume the potential at infinity to be zero).
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A charge is held at between the points and such that and , as shown in Fig. (a). Calculate the potential difference . What will be the value of the potential difference if the position of is changed, as shown in Fig (b)

Two small spheres of radius each carrying charges and are placed at points and distance apart. Calculate the potential difference between points and .

The sides of rectangle are and , as shown in Fig. Point charges of and are placed at the vertices and respectively. Calculate electric potentials at the vertices and . Also calculate the work done in carrying a charge of from to .
