The potential at a point P due to a charge of 4 × 10–7 C located 9 cm away is:
The potential at point P is . The work done in bringing a charge of 2 × 10–9 C from infinity to the point P is:
Two charges 3 × 10–8 C and –2 × 10–8 C are located 15 cm apart. At what point on the line joining the two charges is the electric potential zero? Take the potential at infinity to be zero.
1. 9 cm away from 3 × 10–8 C
2. 25 cm away from 3 × 10–8 C
3. 45 cm away from 3 × 10–8 C
4. Both (1) and (3)
Figures (a) and (b) show the field lines of a positive and negative point charge respectively.
The signs of the potential difference
Figures (a) and (b) show the field lines of a positive and negative point charge respectively. The signs of the potential energy difference of a small negative charge between the points Q and P & A and B are respectively:
Figures (a) and (b) show the field lines of a positive and negative point charge respectively. The sign of the work done by the field in moving a small positive charge from Q to P and the sign of the work done by the external agency in moving a small negative charge from B to A, respectively, will be:
Figures (a) and (b) show the field lines of a positive and negative point charge respectively. The kinetic energy of a small negative charge in going from B to A:
1. decreases.
2. increases.
3. remains the same.
4. first increases and then decreases.
Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square ABCD of side d, as shown in the figure. The work required to put together this arrangement will be:
Four charges are arranged at the corners of a square of side , as shown in the figure. A charge is brought from to the centre of the square, the four charges being held fixed at its corners. How much work is needed to do this?
1.
2. zero
3.
4.
The electrostatic potential energy of a system consisting of two charges 7 µC and –2 µC (and with no external field) placed at (–9 cm, 0, 0) and (9 cm, 0, 0) respectively is:
1. 0.2 J
2. -0.7 J
3. -0.2 J
4. 0.7 J