Potential due to System of Charges

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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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Two charges q1=12×10-9C and q2=-12×10-9C are placed 10cm apart. The potential at point A between them at a distance 6cm from q1 on the line joining the two charges will be

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Two concentric thin conducting spherical shell of radii a and ba>b having charges Q1 and Q2 respectively. The electrostatic potential at point P at distance c from their common centre will be

K=14πε0& b<c<a

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PQRS is a square of side 1 m. Faqs changes +10nc,-20nc,+30nc and +20nc are placed at the corners PQRS respectively calculate the electric potential at that intersection of diagonal is

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Three point charges 2μC,-4μC and 8μC are placed at the three vertices of an equilateral triangle of side length 10cm. The potential at the centre of triangle is

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An uncharged conductor has two spherical cavities of radius r1 and r2 two point charges q1 and q2 are placed at centres of cavities. Potential at the surface of conductor is V0, then potential at point P will be :-

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Two point charges q and -2q are located at a, 0,0 and 0,0,0 respectively. Assume that the potential V is vanishing at infinity. The correct statement about the V=0 surface (at finite distance) is:

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The electric potential at point P owing to two or more point charges does not depend upon the distance between the point and the charge.

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Determine the electric potential at point P owing to two point charges of charge +Q, one at a distance R and the other at a distance 2R.

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A unit positive charge has to be brought from infinity to a midpoint between two charges 20 μC and 10 μC separated by a distance of 50 m. How much work will be required?

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Three charges 1 μC, 2 μC and 3 μC respectively are placed on the vertices of an equilateral triangle of 1000 m side. Calculate the electric potential at the centre of the triangle.

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Four charges each 2 μC is placed on four corners of a square of side 22 m. Find the potential at the centre of square. 

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A charge of 5 μC is placed on each of the vertices of a regular hexagon of side 10 cm, Find the electric potential at the centre of hexagon.

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Two point charges, 3×10-8 C and -2×10-8 C are 15 cm apart. At what points on the line joining the charges the electric potential is zero? Assume the electric potential to be zero at infinity.

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Four charges, 100 μC,-50 μC,20 μC and -60 μC respectively are placed on four corners of a square of edge 2 m. Find the electric potential at the centre of square.

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For the arrangement of charges as shown in adjoining diagram, the work done in moving a  1 C charge from P to Q (in joule) is

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Two point charges of +10 μC and +20 μC  are placed in free space 2 cm apart. Find the electric potential at the middle point of the line joining the two charges.

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Three charges -Q, Q and -2Q are placed along a line as shown in the figure. The potential energy of the system is

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The distance between two point charges is made 14 of its initial value. The new potential energy between them will become

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