COMSATS University Islamabad

Attock Campus

Department Of Computer Science

Course PHY(124)
Instructor M.Umair hassan
Assignment No. 03

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FA23-BCS-061 M.Awais
Electric Potential Due to a Uniformly Charged Ring
Let us orient the ring so that its plane is perpendicular to an x axis and its centre is at the origin. We
can then take point P to be at a distance x from the centre of the ring, as shown in Figure 25.15. The
charge element dq is at a distance √ x 2+ a2 from point P. Hence, we can express V as

dq
V =K e ∫
r
dq
V =∫
√ x 2 + a2

Because each element dq is at the same distance from point P, we can remove √ x 2+ a2 from the
integral, and V reduces to

ke
V= ∫ dq
√ x 2 + a2
ke Q
V=
√ x 2 + a2
The only variable in this expression for V is x. This is not sur prising because our calculation is valid
only for points along the x axis, where y and z are both zero

dV
E x=
dx

E x =−K e Q (−12 )( x +a )
2 2 −3
(2 x)

Ke Q x
E x= 3
(x +a )
2 2 2
 Electric Potential Due to a Uniformly Charged Disk
K e dq
dV =
√r 2 + x 2
K e σ 2 π r dr
dV =
√ r2 + x2
To find the total electric potential at P, we sum over all rings making up the disk. That is, we integrate
dV from r = 0 to r = a
a
2 r dr
V =π k e σ ∫
0 √ r 2+ x 2
a −1
V =π k e σ ∫ ( r + x ) 2r dr
2 2 2

n +1
u −1
This integral is of the form un du and has the value where n= and u=r 2+ x2 This gives
n+1 2

[ ]
1

V =2 π k e σ ( x + a ) −x
2 2 2

−dV
E x=
dx

(
E x =2 π k e σ 1−
x
√ x +a 2
2 )
Electric Potential Due to a Finite Line of Charge
The length element dx has a charge dq=λ . Because this element is a distance r =√ x 2 +a 2 from point
P, we can express the potential at point P due to this element as

dq
dV =k e
r
k e λdx
dV =
√ x 2 +a2
To obtain the total potential at P, we integrate this expression over the limits x = 0 to x = l . Noting
that k e and λ are constants, we find that
a
dx
V =k e λ ∫
0 √ a2 + x 2

l
Q dx
V =k e ∫ 2 2
l 0 √a +x

This integral has the following value

dx
∫ =ln ⁡¿ ¿
√ x2 + a2
Evaluating V
V =k e
Q
l
ln (
l+ √ l 2 +a2
a )