Chapter 24
Electric Potential
When an electric field accelerates a free positive charge q, it is given kinetic energy. The process is analogous to an object accelerated by a…
When an electric field accelerates a free positive charge, it acquires kinetic energy. This process is analogous to an object being accelerated by a…
The electric potential energy of a test charge in a uniform eclectic field can be generalized to any electric field produced by static charge…
Suppose a positive test charge moves away from a positive static charge, then the Coulomb force does positive work, and its electric potential energy…
For a system of charges, it is easy to calculate the system's potential because potential is a scalar quantity. However, in some instances where…
Consider a ring of radius R with a uniform charge density λ. What will the electric potential be at point M, which is located on the axis of the…
An electric dipole is a system of two equal but opposite charges, separated by a fixed distance. This system is used to model many real-world…
Electric potential can be pictorially represented as a three-dimensional surface. On such a surface, the electric potential is constant everywhere.…
For a conductor in which all charges are at rest, the conductor's surface is equipotential. The electric field is always perpendicular to…
The electric field and electric potential are related to each other. If the electric field at various points in the region of interest is known, it…
The electric potential of the system can be calculated by relating it to the electric charge densities that give rise to the electric potential. The…
Van de Graaff generators (or Van de Graaffs) are devices used to demonstrate high voltage due to static electricity that can also be used for…
The work done to bring a charge through a distance r is given by the potential difference between the initial and the final position. To assemble a…
Consider an external electric field propagating through a homogeneous medium. When the electric field crosses the surface boundary of the medium, it…
Consider a region consisting of several individual conductors with a definite charge density in the region between these conductors. The second…
To drive electrohydrodynamic (EHD) flows in aqueous solutions, the separation of cation and anion transport pathways is essential because a directed…
Metamaterials (MM), artificial materials engineered to have properties that may not be found in nature, have been widely explored since the first…
Gas-phase molecular physics and physical chemistry experiments commonly use supersonic expansions through pulsed valves for the production of cold…
