Potential Due to a Point Charge

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Potential Due to a Point Charge: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Electric Potential due to a Point Charge at a Point, Graph of Electric Field Due to Point Charge, and Graph of Electric Potential Due to Point Charge.

Important Questions on Potential Due to a Point Charge

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Two charges each of+40 μC  are placed at distance of 0.4 m calculate the potential at the midpoint if dielectric constant of the medium is 2.

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Electric potential due to point charge in air is expressed as V=14πε0·qr as V1r. i.e for r=0 to r= potential varies 

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The graph of variation of potential due to point charge vs distance is said to be symmetric

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Electric potential due to point charge in air is expressed as V=14πε0·qr as V1r. i.e for r=0 to r= potential varies 

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Which of the follow graph is correct for potential due to point charge at any point versus distance as shown in figure.

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The graph of variation of potential due to point charge vs distance is said to be _____ symmetric

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A metallic sphere A isolated from the ground is charged to +50 μC. This sphere is brought in contact with other isolated metallics sphere B of half the radius of sphere A. The charge on the two sphere will now be in the ratio

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An electric charge 103μC  is placed at the origin 0, 0. Two points A and B are situated at 2¸2 and 2, 0 respectively. The potential difference between the points A and B will be

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The electric potential due to a point charge at some point in free space is 10 V. If the entire system is now placed in a dielectric medium of dielectric constant 2. What will be the potential at the same point in volt?

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Show that the electric potential due to a point charge when surrounded by some dielectric medium is 1/εr times of the electric potential when the charge is in free space.

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A charge of 10 μC is located at the origin of X-Y coordinate system. The potential difference between points (a, 0) and a2,a2 is

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There are four sphere of each  with radius as a, b, c, d, each sphere is solid, insulating and uniformly charged. Variation of electric field with distance r from the centre is given. Straight portion of curve c and d is overlapping and straight portion of curve a and b is overlapping.
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Let V be the electric potential at a given point. Then the electric field Ex along x-direction at that point is given by,

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An electric charge 10-3 μC is placed at the origin (0,0) of X-Y co-ordinate system. Two points A and B are situated at 2 , 2   and (2,0), respectively. The potential difference between the points A and B will be:

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The electric potential at a point in free space due to a charge Q coulomb is Q×1011 V. The electric field at that point is

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Charges +q and -q are placed at points A and B, respectively which are a distance 2L apart, C is the midpoint between A and B. The work done in moving a charge +Q along the semicircle CRD is:

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