When a test charge $q_0$ is placed in an electric field $\mathbf{E}$ created by…
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Potential Differences in a Uniform Electric Field
POTENTIAL DUE TO A SYSTEM OF CHARGES
Consider a system of charges $q_1$, $q_2$,..., $q_n$ with position vectors $\ma…
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POTENTIAL DUE TO A SYSTEM OF CHARGES
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
In the previous section, we looked at the potential energy $U$ associated with …
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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
Potential Energy of A Dipole In An External Field
Consider a dipole with charges $q_1 = +q$ and $q_2= –q$ placed in a uniform ele…
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Potential Energy of A Dipole In An External Field
Potential Energy of A Single Charge
In Section 2.7, the source of the electric field was specified – the charges an…
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Potential Energy of A Single Charge
Electric Potential Energy with Several Point Charges
Suppose the electric field $\mathbf{E}$ in which charge $q_0$, moves is caused …
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Electric Potential Energy with Several Point Charges
Electric Potential Energy of Two Point Charges
The idea of electric potential energy isn’t restricted to the special case of a…
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Electric Potential Energy of Two Point Charges
Electric Potential Energy in a Uniform Field
Let’s look at an electrical example of these basic concepts. In Fig. 1 a pair o…
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Electric Potential Energy in a Uniform Field
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
The concepts of work, potential energy, and conservation of energy proved to be…
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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY
Field of A Uniformly Charged Sphere
Positive electric charge is distributed uniformly throughout the volume of an i…
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Field of A Uniformly Charged Sphere
Field Between Oppositely Charged Parallel Conducting Plates
Two large plane parallel conducting plates are given charges of equal magnitude…
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Field Between Oppositely Charged Parallel Conducting Plates