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Electric Potential

Problem 1
A charge particle q = -10µC is carried along OP and PQ and then back to O
along QO as shown in figure, in an electric field

Find the work done by an external agent in


(a) each path and
(b) the round trip
Problem 2
Three charges q1 = 1uC, q2 = -2uC and q3=-1uC are placed at A(0,0,0),
B(-1,2,3) and C(2,-1,1). Find the potential of the system of three charges at
P(1,-2,-1).
Problem 3
Two point charges Q1 and Q2 lie along a line at a distance from each other.
Figure shows the potential variation along the line of charges. At which of the
points 1, 2 and 3 is the electric field zero? What are the signs of the charges
q1 and Q2 and which of the two charges is greater in magnitude?
Problem 4
Two electric charges q and -2q are placed at a distance 6m apart on a
horizontal plane. Find the locus of point on this plane where the potential
has a value zero.
Problem 5
Find the potential difference VAB between A(0,0,0) and B(1m, 1m, 1m) in an
electric field:
(a)

(b)
Problem 6
(a) A circle is drawn with center as a charge +q. What is the work done in
moving a charge +q from B to C along the circumference of the circle?
(b) In the above question, if the charge +q is first taken from B to A and then
from A to C, on which path, the magnitude of work is greater.
Problem 7
A uniform field of magnitude E = 2000 N/C is directed 37⁰ below the
horizontal. Find:
(a) The potential difference between P and R
(b) If we define the reference level of potential so that potential at R is 500
V, what is the potential at P?
Problem 8
The potential at any point is given by

Calculate the Cartesian components of the electric field at the point.


Problem 9
A, B, C, D, P and Q are points in a uniform electric field. The potentials at
these points are V(A) = 2V, V(P) = V(B) = V(D) = 5V, and V(C) = 8V. Find the
electric field at P.
Problem 10
Three equal charges q are placed at the corners of an equilateral triangle of
side a.
(a) Find out potential energy of charge system.
(b) Calculate the work required to decrease the side of triangle to a/2
(c) If the charges are released from the shown position and each of them has
same mass m, then find the speed of each particle when they lie on triangle
of side 2a.
Problem 11
Four identical charges q are placed at the corners of a square of side a.
(a) Find the potential energy of one of the charges due to the remaining
charges.
(b) Find the potential energy of the charge system.
Problem 12
An alpha particle with kinetic energy 10MeV is heading toward a stationary
time nucleus of atomic number 50. Calculate the distance of closest
approach. (Given charge of alpha particle is twice the charge of electron.)
Problem 13
A proton moves with a speed u directly toward a free proton originally at
rest. Find the distance of closest approach for the two protons. Given the
mass of the proton is m and charge of the proton is +e.
Problem 14
A horizontal electric field (E = mg/q) exists in space, as shown. A particle of
mass m, having a charge q, is attached at the end of a light insulated rod. If
the particle is released from the position shown in figure, find the angular
velocity of the rod when it passes through the bottom most position.
Problem 15
A particle of mass m carrying charge q is projected with velocity v from a
point A towards an infinite line of charge at a distance a. Its speed reduces to
zero momentarily at a point B which is at a distance a/2 from the line of
charge. If another particle with mass m and charge -q is projected with the
same velocity v from A towards the line of charge what will be its speed at B.
Problem 16
Small identical balls with equal charges are fixed at the vertices of a right
polygon with side l. At a certain instant, one of the balls is released, and after
a sufficiently long time interval the ball adjacent to the previously released
ball is freed. The kinetic energies of the released balls are found to differ by T
at a sufficiently long distance from the polygon. Determine the charge of
each ball.

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