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What electric potential would be measured at a distance of 12cm from a charge of 3.5 x 10-5 C? What would be the potential if the distance were increased to 30 cm?
How much work must be done to carry a 3.0 x 10-5 C charge from 12 cm to 30 cm?

Respuesta :

1. [tex]2.19\cdot 10^7 V[/tex]

The electric potential produced by a single point charge is

[tex]E=k\frac{q}{r^2}[/tex]

where

k is the Coulomb's constant

q is the charge

r is the distance from the charge

In this problem,

[tex]q=3.5\cdot 10^{-5} C\\r=12 cm=0.12 m[/tex]

so the electric potential is

[tex]E=(9\cdot 10^9 Nm^2 C^{-2})\frac{(3.5\cdot 10^{-5} C)}{(0.12 m)^2}=2.19\cdot 10^7 V[/tex]

2.  [tex]3.5\cdot 10^6 V[/tex]

Applying the same formula used before

The electric potential produced by a single point charge is

[tex]E=k\frac{q}{r^2}[/tex]

where in this case we have

[tex]q=3.5\cdot 10^{-5} C\\r=30 cm=0.30 m[/tex]

the electric potential is

[tex]E=(9\cdot 10^9 Nm^2 C^{-2})\frac{(3.5\cdot 10^{-5} C)}{(0.30 m)^2}=3.5\cdot 10^6 V[/tex]

3. 644 J

The work done to carry a charge q through a potential difference of [tex]\Delta V[/tex] is given by

[tex]W=q\Delta V[/tex]

In this problem, we have

[tex]q=3.5\cdot 10^{-5}C[/tex] is the charge

[tex]\Delta V=V(12 cm)-V(30 cm)=2.19\cdot 10^7 V-3.5\cdot 10^6 V=1.84\cdot 10^7 V[/tex] is the potential difference

Therefore, the work done is

[tex]W=(3.5\cdot 10^{-5} C)(1.84\cdot 10^7 V)=644 J[/tex]