1. DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS SERPSE10 24.3.OP.007. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHE A small object has a charge of q = 3e, where e is the charge on an electron. (a) Determine the electric potential (in Vv) due to the charge at a distance r = 0.120 cm from the charge. |-3.6 Review the definition of electric potential at a point due to a point charge. Don't forget, the charge on an electron is negative. V (b) Determine the electric potential difference (in V) between a point that is 3r away and this point, that is V(3r) - V(r). V (c) Determine the electric potential difference (in V) between a point that is away and this point, that is V) - - V(r).

1. DETAILS PREVIOUS ANSWERS SERPSE10 24.3.OP.007. MY NOTES ASK YOUR TEACHER PRACTICE ANOTHE A small object has a charge of q = 3e, where e is the charge on an electron. (a) Determine the electric potential (in Vv) due to the charge at a distance r = 0.120 cm from the charge. |-3.6 Review the definition of electric potential at a point due to a point charge. Don't forget, the charge on an electron is negative. V (b) Determine the electric potential difference (in V) between a point that is 3r away and this point, that is V(3r) - V(r). V (c) Determine the electric potential difference (in V) between a point that is away and this point, that is V) - - V(r).

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Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 11P: An electron is at the origin, (a) Calculate the electric potential VA at point A, x = 0.250 cm. (b)...

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