Potential Energy in an External Field

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Potential Energy in an External Field: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electrostatic Potential Energy of a Single Charge in Electric Field and Electrostatic Potential Energy of a Single Charge in the Absence of Electric Field

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Two point charges 4Q,Q are separated by 1 m in air at what point on the line joining the charges is the electric field intensity zero?

Also calculate the electrostatic potential energy of the system of charges, taking the value of charge,   Q=2× 10 7 C.

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An electric dipole of dipole moment is 6.0 × 10-6 C m placed in a uniform electric field of 1.5 × 103 N C-1 in such a way that dipole moment is along electric field. The work done in rotating dipole by 180° in this field will be_______mJ.

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A free point charge q of mass m is at rest at the origin as shown in the figure. A constant electric field E0i^+E0j^ and a constant magnetic field B-k^ is present in whole region. When this charge reaches at position (2, 2, 0), its speed will be kqE0m. Find k

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A large metal plate has a surface charge density of 8.85×10-6 C m-2. An electron having initial kinetic energy of 8×10-17 J is moving towards the center of the plate. If the electron stops just before reaching the plate then the initial distance between the electron and the plate is [Take ε0=8.85×10-12 C2 N m-2]

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If an electric dipole of moment P is placed in a uniform electric field E and making an angle θ with electric field, the potential energy of the electric dipole is

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A dipole is placed in a uniform electric field such that potential energy of a dipole is minimum U. The work done by the external agent in rotating dipole by 180° is

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If potential energy of a dipole is chosen to be zero when dipole moment vector makes angle π3 with uniform electric field E. Then potential energy when dipole moment vector becomes parallel to electric field will become

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Electrostatic Energy density is always positive but energy between a postive and negative charge is negative

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One half of a semicircular ring of radius R has charge -Q while the other half has +Q. The ring is placed in xy plane where a uniform electric field exists E=E0i^

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Find the work required to be done by external agent to rotate the ring about z axis by 90° in clockwise direction.

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One half of a semicircular ring of radius R has charge -Q while the other half has +Q. The ring is placed in xy plane where a uniform electric field exists E=E0i^

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Find the work required to be done by external agent to rotate the ring about z axis by 90° in clockwise direction.

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Consider a metallic sphere of radius R concentric with another hollow metallic sphere of inner radius 2R and outer radius 3R as shown in the figure. The inner,sphere is given a charge -Q and outer +2Q. The electrostatic potential energy of the system is

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An electric dipole lies in an electric field E=1000i^ N/C in such a position that its dipole moment is (12i^+5j^)×10-29C-m. It is rotated so that the dipole moment becomes (-12i^+5j^)×10-29C-m. The work done by the external agent 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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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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1eV energy is equal to (in joule).

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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 wooden block performs SHM on a frictionless surface with frequency v0. The block carries a charge +Q on its surface. If now a uniform electric field E is switched on as shown in the figure given below, then the SHM of the block will be

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