Electric Potential and Potential Energy

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Electric Potential and Potential Energy: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Electric Potential, Electric Potential due to a Point Charge at a Point, Electric Potential due to Two or More Charges at a Point, Electric Potential in Terms of Electric Field, and so on.

Important Questions on Electric Potential and Potential Energy

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A particle of charge+q and mass m moving under the influence of a uniform electric field E i ^ and magnetic field B k ^ enters in I quadrant of a coordinate system at a point (0, a) with initial velocity v i ^ and leaves the quadrant at a point (2a, 0) with velocity - v j ^ .
Find Rate of work done by the electric field at point (0, a)

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The term ‘potential energy’ of charge ‘q’ at a distance ‘r’ in an external electric field can be defined as:.

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A charge +Q is placed on a large spherical conducting shell of radius R. Another small conducting sphere of radius r carrying charge q is introduced inside the large shell and is placed at its centre. The potential difference between two points, one lying on the sphere and the other on the shell would be:

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Two point’s charges q1, q2 , initially at infinity, are brought one by one to points  P 1  and P 2 , specified by position vectors r 1  and r 2 , relative to some origin. What is the potential energy of this charge configuration?

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How does the electric potential due to a dipole vary on the dipole axis as a function of r– distance of the field point from the mid–point of the dipole, at large distances?

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Two point charges   20× 10 6 C and   4× 10 6 C 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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Two point charges   4μCand2μC are separated by a distance of 1m in air. Calculate at what point on the line joining the two charges is the electric potential zero.

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What is the radius (in cm) of the imaginary concentric sphere that divides the electrostatic field of a metal sphere of a radius 20 cm & a charge of 8μC in two regions of identical energy -

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Three charges, -q, Q and -q, are placed at equal distances, on a straight line. If the potential energy of the system of three charges is zero, then what is the ratio of Q:q?

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Which of the following quantities do not depend on the choice of zero potential ?

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Three charges, -q, Q and -q, are placed at equal distances, on a straight line. If the potential energy of the system of three charges is zero, then what is the ratio of Q:q?

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Two positive charges 12 μC and 8 μC are 10 cm apart. The work done in bringing them closer to 4 cm is

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An uncharged conductor $A$ is brought near a positively charged conductor $B$, then :

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When a charge 2 μC is carried from point A to point B, the amount of work done by the electric field is 50 μJ. What is the potential difference and which is at a higher potential?

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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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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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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