Potential Energy in an External Field

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Potential Energy in an External Field: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Potential Energy of a Dipole in Electric Field, Electrostatic Potential Energy of a Single Charge in the Absence of Electric Field & Electrostatic Potential Energy of a System of Two Charges in Electric Field etc.

Important Questions on Potential Energy in an External Field

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If a system consists of two charges 4 μC and -4 μC located at -3,0,0 and 3,0,0 respectively in the presence of external electric field 9×106r2 C m-2, then find the electrostatic potential of the given system.

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Two point charges q1 and q2 are repatriated by distance 'r' in in external electric field. Potential energy U is expressed as U=14πε0·x

value of x is 

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The potential energy of a single charge is measured in Joule which is equal to _____×1018 eV (write the answer up to two decimal places).

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A charge of 20μC is carried by the potential difference of 10V then potential energy is

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Electrostatic potential energy of single change in absence of external electric field is expressed as v=Potential

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A molecule of a substance has a permanent electric dipole moment equal to 10-29 C m. A mole of this substance is polarised (at low temperature) by applying a strong electrostatic field of magnitude 106 V m-1. The direction of the field is suddenly changed by an angle of 60°. Estimate the heat released by the substance in aligning its dipoles along the new direction of the field. For simplicity, assume 100% polarisation to the sample.

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A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field, its potential energy will be minimum when the angle between its axis and field is zero.

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An electric dipole of moment P is placed in a uniform electric field E . Then, the potential energy of the system is P·E.

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Write the expression for work done in rotating an electric dipole from 0° to 180° in a uniform field.

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A body is attached to a spring whose other end is fixed. If the spring is elongated by x . Its potential energy is U=5x2, where x is in meter and U is in joule. Which of the following depicts the U-x graph ?

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A molecule of a substance has a permanent electric dipole moment of magnitude 10-30 C m. A mole of this substance is polarized by applying a strong electrostatic field of magnitude 107 V m-1. The direction of field is changed by an angle 60°. The heat released by the substance in aligning it's dipole along the new direction of the field is:

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A mass of 1kg carrying a charge of 2 C is accelerated through a potential of 1 V. The velocity acquired by it is

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An electric dipole of moment p is lying along a uniform electric field E. The work done in rotating the dipole by 90o is

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What work must be done to rotate and electric dipole through an angle θ with the electric field, if an electric dipole of moment p is placed in an uniform electric field E with p parallel to E?

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An electric dipole of dipole moment P is placed in a uniform electric field E such that, P is perpendicular to E. The work done to turn the dipole through an angle of 180° is

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In which of the states, shown in the figure is the potential energy of a electric dipole maximum?

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A 100 eV electron is fired directly towards a large metal plate having surface charge density -2×10-6 cm-2. The distance from where the electrons be projected so that it just fails to strike the plate is

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An electric dipole of moment p placed in a uniform electric field E has minimum potential energy when the angle between p and E is

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An electric dipole has the magnitude of its charge as q and its dipole moment is p. It is placed in uniform electric field E. If its dipole moment is along the direction of the field, the force on it and its potential energy are