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Electric Potential Energy & Electric Potential Sample Problems

This document contains an introduction to electric potential energy and electric potential. It defines these terms and provides units of measurement. It then presents 4 sample problems involving the calculation of electric potential energy and electric potential given information about point charges. Each problem is labeled and includes the relevant equations and known values.

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Electric Potential Energy & Electric Potential Sample Problems

This document contains an introduction to electric potential energy and electric potential. It defines these terms and provides units of measurement. It then presents 4 sample problems involving the calculation of electric potential energy and electric potential given information about point charges. Each problem is labeled and includes the relevant equations and known values.

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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL ENERGY &

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL SAMPLE


PROBLEMS

SOLER, JOHNDOLF O.
VILLANUEVA, CHADWICK
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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ENERGY
IT IS THE ENERGY THAT IS NEEDED TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC
CHARGE AGAINST AN ELECTRIC FIELD.

0 Unit: N/m or J (Joules)


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ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
IT IS THE AMOUNT OF WORK NEEDED TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC
CHARGE FROM ITS REFERENCE POINT TO SPECIFIC POINT ON
ELECTRIC FIELD.

Unit: J/C or V (Volts)


PROBLEM #1

0 If a charge of magnitude 6.5x10-17C is being held


2 in place 2x10-8m from a charge of -8x10-19C which
is also being held in place, what is the electric
potential energy of the system?
PROBLEM #2

0 Find the electric potential at a distance of 0.8m


3 from a 7.58pC charge.
PROBLEM #3

0 The electric potential at a distance of 0.92m from a


4 point charge is -8.41x105V. What is the quantity of
the point charge?
PROBLEM #4

0 Two charges q1 = q2 = -7μC are by 5m. Calculate


5 the electric potential at point A.

A
q1 q2
3.5m 1.5m
THANKS YOW

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