Activity 1: Electric Potential1. Two charges Q1=+5nC and Q2=-7nC are separated by 8 cm.Qi O+5 nC2 cmCalculate the electric potential at point A. Refer to the figureto the right.6cm2. A research Van de Graaf generator has a 2.50 mm diameterA.2 cmsphere with a charge of 6.00 µC on it.A. What is the potential near its surface?Q2 = -7 nC|3|B. At what distance from its center is the potential 1.50 MV?Activity 2: Electric Potential Energy8.5 µC are initially very far1. Two-point charges Q1 = 4.5 µC and Q2apart. They are then brought together, with a final separation of 3.5 mm.%DHow much work does it take to bring them together?2. An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 15V.What is the change in electric potential energy of the electron?3. In nuclear fission, a nucleus splits roughly in half.A. What is the potential 4.00 x 10-14 m from a fragment that has 50protons in it? (p=+1.602x10-19 C)B. What is the potential energy of a similarly charged fragment at thisdistance?

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Activity 1: Electric Potential 1. Two charges Q1=+5nC and Q2=-7nC are separated by 8 cm. Qi e +5 nC Calculate the electric potential at point A. Refer to the figure to the right. 6 cm 2. A research Van de Graaf generator has a 2.50 mm diameter 2 cm sphere with a charge of 6.00 µC on it. A. What is the potential near its surface? 0,-7 nC B. At what distance from its center is the potential 1.50 MV?

Activity 1: Electric Potential 1. Two charges Q1=+5nC and Q2=-7nC are separated by 8 cm. Qi e +5 nC Calculate the electric potential at point A. Refer to the figure to the right. 6 cm 2. A research Van de Graaf generator has a 2.50 mm diameter 2 cm sphere with a charge of 6.00 µC on it. A. What is the potential near its surface? 0,-7 nC B. At what distance from its center is the potential 1.50 MV?

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Chapter16: Electrical Energy And Capacitance

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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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