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    This document summarizes the key points from a physics lecture on potential and electric fields: 1) Knowing the electric field is zero in a region of space does not necessarily mean the potential is zero, and vice versa, as the potential and field can be zero independently of each other. 2) A graph is shown relating the electric potential to position along the x-axis, from which the potential at a given position can be determined. 3) The magnitude and direction of the electric field must be determined at two points based on a diagram. 4) The electric field magnitude and direction at the center of a square must be found based on the known potential at the corners. 5) Calcul

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    Week 6: Potential and Field

    Physics 204B
    Paul Arpin

    *Problem numbers refer to Knight 4th edition


    ⃗ = 0 V/m throughout some region of space. Can you conclude that
    1. (a) Suppose that E
    V = 0 V in this region? Explain.
    (b) Suppose that V = 0 V throughout some region of space. Can you conclude that
    ⃗ = 0 V/m in this region? Explain.
    E
    2. The figure is a graph of Ex . The potential at the origin is −50 V. What is the potential
    at x = 3.0 m?

    3. Determine the magnitude and direction of the electric field at points 1 and 2 in the the
    figure.

    4. The figure shows the electric potential at the corners of a 1 cm square. What is the
    electric field – both magnitude and direction – at the center of the square?
    5. Modified from 26.21: Two 3.0-cm-diameter aluminum electrodes are spaced 0.5 mm
    apart. The electrodes are connected to a 100 V battery.
    (a) What is the capacitance?
    (b) What is the magnitude of the charge on each electrode?
    (c) What happens to your answers to part a and b if the 100 V battery is replaced with
    a 50 V battery?
    6. Modified 26.41: The figure is an edge view of three charged metal electrodes. Let the
    left electrode be the zero point of the electric potential.

    ⃗ at x = 0.5 cm, x = 1.5 cm, and


    (a) Make a table and indicate the values of V and E
    x = 2.5 cm.
    (b) Sketch a graph of V (x).
    (c) Sketch a graph of Ex (x).

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