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Electric Potential
Electric Potential
Electric Potential
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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2. Amount of charge
Note: measured in units of energy, Joules For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+ + + + + + +
+ 𝑎
𝐹
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑎
𝑦
𝑏 +
𝑦𝑏
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+ + + + + + +
+ 𝑎
𝐹
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑎
𝑦
𝑏 +
𝑦𝑏
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+ + + + + + +
+ 𝑏
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑏
𝑦
𝑎 +
𝐹 𝑦𝑎
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+ + + + + + +
𝐹
− 𝑎
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑎
𝑦
𝑏 −
𝑦𝑏
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+ + + + + + +
− 𝑏
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑏
𝑦 𝐹
𝑎 −
𝑦𝑎
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #1.
+ + + + + + +
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Solution #1.
(a) Calculate the electric potential energy at point A and B. + + + + + + +
𝐸 = 2𝑥 106 𝑁/𝐶
+ 𝑎
𝐹
𝑦𝑎 =𝑦80
𝑎 𝑐𝑚
𝑏 +
𝑦𝑏 = 20 𝑐𝑚
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Solution #1.
(b) How much work is done to move the charge from + + + + + + +
point A to point B? 𝐸 = 2𝑥 106 𝑁/𝐶
+ 𝑎
𝐹
𝑦𝑎 =𝑦80
𝑎 𝑐𝑚
𝑏 +
𝑦𝑏 = 20 𝑐𝑚
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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𝑟
+ −
𝑞1 𝑞2
𝑘𝑞1 𝑞2
𝑈𝐸 =
𝑟
Where:
𝑘 = 8.988𝑥109 𝑁𝑚2 /𝑐 2 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #2.
If a charge of magnitude 6.5x10^-17 C is being held in
place 2x10^-8 m from a charge of -8x10^-19 C which is
also being held in place, what is the electric potential
energy of the system?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #3.
A particle with a charge of 8nC is 4m away from a charge
of 10C. What is the electric potential energy?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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1. Amount of charge
Note: electric potential energy per unit charge, Joule per For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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+ + + + + + +
𝑈𝐸
𝑉𝐸 =
+ 𝑎 𝑞
𝐹
𝐸
𝑦𝑎𝑎
𝑦
𝑏 +
𝑦𝑏
− − − − − − −
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #4.
+ + + + + + +
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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𝑟
+
𝑞 𝑃
𝑘𝑞
𝑉𝐸 =
𝑟
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #5.
What is the electric potential given 0.58m away from an
18𝜇C charge?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #6.
The electric potential at a distance of 0.92m from a point
charge is -8.41x10^5 V. What is the quantity of the point
charge?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #7.
Two charges 𝑞1 = 4𝜇𝐶 and 𝑞2 = −7𝜇𝐶 are 5m apart.
Calculate the electric potential at point A.
𝐴
+ 𝑟2 = 1.5 𝑚
−
𝑟1 = 3.5 𝑚
𝑞1 𝑞2
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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∆𝑈𝐸
∆𝑉𝐸 =
𝑞
∆𝑉𝐸 = 𝐸𝑑
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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+
𝑞 𝑉𝑎 𝑉𝑏
𝑘𝑞
𝑉𝐸 =
𝑟
John 3:16
University of Nueva Caceres
College of Engineering and Architecture
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Example #8.
A +4C is fixed in place. Point P and R 1m and 3m from the
charge.
(a) What is the change in potential moving R to P?
(b) How much work is needed to move an electron from
R to P?
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16