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Two-point charges +10 µC  and -10 µC  are separated by a distance of 2.0 cm in air. (i) Calculate the potential energy of the system, assuming the zero of the potential energy to be at infinity. (ii) Draw an equipotential surface of the system.

Important Questions on Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

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12th CBSE
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Two-point charges A and B of values +15 µC  and +9 µC  are kept 18 cm  apart in the air. Calculate the work done when the charge B is moved by 3 cm towards A.

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12th CBSE
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Two point charges 20×106C and 4×106C are separated by a distance of 50 cm in air. (i)Find the point on the line joining the charges, where the electric potential is zero. (ii) Also, find the electrostatic potential energy of the system.

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12th CBSE
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Two charges, of magnitude 5 nC and -2 nC, are placed at points (2 cm,0,0)  and (x cm,0,0) in a region of space, where there is no other external field. If the electrostatic potential energy of the system is -0.5 µJ, what is the value of  x?

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12th CBSE
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Three-point charges are arranged, as shown in Figure. What is their mutual potential energy? Take q=1.0×104C and a=10 cm.

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12th CBSE
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Determine the potential energy of the charge configuration shown in Figure.

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12th CBSE
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Find the amount of work done in arranging the three-point charges, on the vertices of an equilateral triangle ABC, of side 10 cm, as shown in the adjacent figure.

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12th CBSE
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Calculate the work done to dissociate the system of three charges placed on the vertices of a triangle, as shown in Fig. 2.38. Here q=1.6×1010C.

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12th CBSE
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What is the electrostatic potential energy of the charge configuration shown in Figure?

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Take q1=+ 1.0×10-8 C, q2=- 2.0×10-8 C,q3=+ 3.0×10-8 C,q4=+ 2.0×10-8 C and a=1.0 metre.