1) a. Calculate the potential at a point P due to a charge of 4 x 10 -7C located 9 cm away. b. Hence obtain the work done in bringing a charge of 2 x 109 C from infinity to the point P. Does the answer depend on the path along which the charge is brought?

1) a. Calculate the potential at a point P due to a charge of 4 x 10 -7C located 9 cm away. b. Hence obtain the work done in bringing a charge of 2 x 109 C from infinity to the point P. Does the answer depend on the path along which the charge is brought?

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1) a. Calculate the potential at a point P due to a charge of 4 x 10 -7C located 9 cm away.
b. Hence obtain the work done in bringing a charge of 2 x 109 C from infinity to the point
P. Does the answer depend on the path along which the charge is brought?

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