Exam 25: Work and Energy in Electrostatics

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A sphere with radius 2.0 mm carries +1.0 μC of charge distributed uniformly throughout its volume.What is the potential difference,VB - VA,between point B,which is 4.0 m from the center of the sphere,and point A,which is 9.0 m from the center of the sphere? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

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In a certain region,the electric potential due to a charge distribution is given by the equation V(x,y)= 2xy - x2 - y,where x and y are measured in meters and V is in volts.At which point is the electric field equal to zero?

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Suppose a region of space has a uniform electric field,directed towards the right,as shown in the figure.Which statement about the electric potential is true? Suppose a region of space has a uniform electric field,directed towards the right,as shown in the figure.Which statement about the electric potential is true?

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Two long conducting cylindrical shells are coaxial and have radii of 20 mm and 80 mm.The electric potential of the inner conductor,with respect to the outer conductor,is +600 V.An electron is released from rest at the surface of the outer conductor.What is the speed of the electron as it reaches the inner conductor? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C,mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg,k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

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Two point charges of +1.0 μC and -2.0 μC are located 0.50 m apart.What is the minimum amount of work needed to move the charges apart to double the distance between them? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2)

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In a certain region,the electric potential due to a charge distribution is given by the equation V(x,y,z)= 3x2y2 + yz3 - 2z3x,where x,y,and z are measured in meters and V is in volts.Calculate the magnitude of the electric field vector at the position (x,y,z)= (1.0,1.0,1.0).

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A negative charge,if free,will tend to move

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A +4.0 μC-point charge and a -4.0-μC point charge are placed as shown in the figure.What is the potential difference,VA - VB,between points A and B? (k = 1/4πε0 = 8.99 × 109 N • m2/C2) A +4.0 μC-point charge and a -4.0-μC point charge are placed as shown in the figure.What is the potential difference,V<sub>A</sub> - V<sub>B</sub>,between points A and B? (k = 1/4πε<sub>0</sub> = 8.99 × 10<sup>9</sup> N • m<sup>2</sup>/C<sup>2</sup>)

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Suppose you have two point charges of opposite sign.As you move them farther and farther apart,the potential energy of this system relative to infinity

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The potential as a function of position x is shown in the graph in the figure.Which statement about the electric field is true? The potential as a function of position x is shown in the graph in the figure.Which statement about the electric field is true?

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The figure shows two arcs of a circle on which charges +Q and -Q have been spread uniformly.What is the value of the electric potential at the center of the circle? The figure shows two arcs of a circle on which charges +Q and -Q have been spread uniformly.What is the value of the electric potential at the center of the circle?

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Two large conducting parallel plates A and B are separated by 2.4 m.A uniform field of 1500 V/m,in the positive x-direction,is produced by charges on the plates.The center plane at x = 0.00 m is an equipotential surface on which V = 0.An electron is projected from x = 0.00 m, with an initial velocity of 1.0 × 107 m/s perpendicular to the plates in the positive x-direction,as shown in the figure.What is the kinetic energy of the electron as it reaches plate A? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C,mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg) Two large conducting parallel plates A and B are separated by 2.4 m.A uniform field of 1500 V/m,in the positive x-direction,is produced by charges on the plates.The center plane at x = 0.00 m is an equipotential surface on which V = 0.An electron is projected from x = 0.00 m, with an initial velocity of 1.0 × 10<sup>7</sup> m/s perpendicular to the plates in the positive x-direction,as shown in the figure.What is the kinetic energy of the electron as it reaches plate A? (e = 1.60 × 10<sup>-19</sup> C,m<sub>el</sub><sub> </sub>= 9.11 × 10<sup>-31</sup> kg)

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A nonconducting sphere contains positive charge distributed uniformly throughout its volume.Which statements about the potential due to this sphere are true? All potentials are measured relative to infinity.(There may be more than one correct choice.)

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