EXAMPIEA charge of 24 uc 1s gIen toa hollow me'tallis

sphere of radius 0.2 m Find the potential ICBSE D95

) at the surface of the' sphere, and
(ii) at a distance of 0. l cm from tht centre of the' splure
Solution. ()q=244C =24 10 C. R=0.2 m
Potential at the surface of the sphere is
(
1 9x 10x 24 x 10
V=
V = V=1.08 10° V.
4TT E R 0.2
(ii) As potential at any point inside the sphere
= Potential on the surface
Potential at a distance of 0.1 cm from the centre
1.08 x 10 V.
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AMPILE 10.Calculate the electric potential at the centre of
square of side v2 m, having charges 100 uC, - 50 uC,
:0 uC, and -

60 uC at the four corners of the square.

ICBSE OD 06C]
Solution. Diagonal of the square
(V2+(V2 =2 m
Distance Of
of each charge from the centre of the
Square is
r= Half diagonal =1m
Potential at the centre of the square is

V 1912b,4|
4T Lr r

100x 10-6 50x 106

V=9x 10
1 1

20x10_60x10
1

= 9x 10 10
x x 10 =9x 10 V.
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 4. Two points A and B are located in diametrically
opposite directions of a point charge of + 2 uC at
distances 2.0 m and 1.0 m
respectively from it.
Determine the potential difference V V. B
-

(Ans. 9x10 V) -

5. A hollow metal sphere is charged with 0.4

uC of
charge and has a radius of 0.1 m. Find the potential
(i) at the surface (i) inside the sphere (ii) at a
distance of 0.6 m from the centre. The
placed in air.
sphere
is
(Ans. 36 kV, 36 kV, 6 kV)
6. Two point charges of+10uC and +20 uC are
placed in free space 2 cm apart. Find the electric
potential at the middle point of the line joining the
two charges. (Ans. 27 MV)
. Two point charges q and -2g kept 'd' distance
are
apart. Find the location of the point relative to
charge 'g at which potential due to this system of
charges is zero. ICBSE OD 14C]
(Ans. At distance d/3 from charge )