Electric Potential

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Electric Potential: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Electric Potential in Terms of Electric Field, Electric Potential, Potential Difference, Electric Potential due to a Charged Solid Sphere, Electric Potential due to a Charged Hollow Sphere, etc.

Important Questions on Electric Potential

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

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The electric potential due to a system of charge in space is given by V=5x2-2y2+12, where x, y, z are the co-ordinates in metre and V is in volts. The electric field intensity in V m-1 at -4,3,0 along x-direction is

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Electrostatical potential at a distance "r" from a point charge "q" is proportional to?

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The work done on moving a charge particle of -5C in an electric field is 100J. Find the potential difference.

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The electric potential due to a system of charge in space is given by V=5x2-2y2+12, where x, y, z are the co-ordinates in metre and V is in volts. The electric field intensity at -4,3,0 along x-direction is

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Where electric potential is maximum for a charged solid conducting sphere?

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What is uniformly charged non conducting sphere?

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What is the electric potential inside a solid sphere?

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How do you find the change in potential energy of a charge?

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What is the change in electric potential between two points?

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A radioactive source, in the form of a metallic sphere of radius 10-2 m emits β-particles at the rate of 5×1010 particles per second. The source is electrically insulated. The time required for its potential to be raised by 2 V is A×10-4 s. Assuming that 40% of the emitted β particles escape the source. Find A to the nearest integer.

(Given: Charge on β-particle =1.6×10-19 C)

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In a region, the electric potential is represented by V(x, y, z)=6 x-8 x y-8 y+6 y z,, where V is in volts and x, y, z are in metres. The electric force experienced by a charge of 2 coulomb situated at point (1 m,1 m,1 m) is n35 N. The value of n is

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Five equal point charges with Q=10 nC are located at x=2, 4, 5, 10 and 20 m . If ε0=10-9/36π F/m , then the potential at the origin x=0 is

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On moving a charge of 20 C by 2 cm, 2 J of work is done, then the potential difference (in volt) between the points is

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Which is the quantity that is equal to the work done on a unit positive charge to move it from infinity to a point in space?