Tutorial 3 – Electric Potential and Electric potential energy

1. Find the electric potential at point 40.0 cm from a point charge of -80 nC.

2. Find the electric potential point 1.60 m from a point from a point charge of +40 µC.

3. Figure shows two charges of +47 nC and -23nC placed at a distance of 3.00 m apart.
3.0 m

+47 nC -23 nC

Find the electric potential at the midpoint of the line joining the two charges.

4. Figure shows two point charges, Q1 = +67 nC and Q2 = - 43 nC, placed at a distance of 1.2 m. Find the
electric potential energy of Q2

1.2 m

+67 nC -43 nC

5. Figures shows three point charges, Q1 = +17 nC, , Q2 = +21 nC and Q3 = -12 nC, placed at the vertices
of a right angled triangle. Determine the electric potential energy of Q2 in this system of three charges.

30 cm

40 cm
6. Two point charges A and B each having a charge of +6.4 × 10−19 𝐶. They are separated in vacuum by
a distance of 12.0 µm as shown in figure.
A P B

3.0 µm
Find
(a) the electric potential at P,
(b) the electric potential at midpoint of AB,
(c) the work done by an electron in moving of AB to P.
7. Two point charges, Q1 = +30 µC and Q2 = -50 µC, are placed 2.0 m apart. Find the location of a point
between the two charges where the electric potential is zero.

8. Figure shows two points, A and B having potential +80 V and -50 V respectively.
𝑉𝐴 = +80 𝑉 𝑉𝐵 = −50 𝑉
Electric field line
A B

Find the work done in bringing a charge of

(a) +30 µC from A to B
(b) -30 µC from A to B
(c) +30 µC from B to A
(d) -30 µC from B to A

9. Four point charges are placed on the circumference of a circle with radius r as shown in the figure
below. Write an expression for the electric potential at the centre of the circle in the term of Q and r.
+Q

+2Q -4Q

+3Q
10. The figure below shows a uniform electric field.

+0 V -250 V -400 V

A
+ B -

y
20 cm

(a) Find the electric field strength of the uniform electric field.
(b) Find the distance y.
(c) Find the work done by the field when a charge of +12 µC moves from A to C.
(d) Find the work done by the field when a charge of +12 µC moves from C to B.