potential-chabotcollege.ppt

* Answer: A * Answer: A * Answer: A * Answer: B * * Answer: C * * Answer: C * * Answer: B * * Answer: B * * Answer: B * Answer: B * Answer: B * Answer: B * * Answer: A * An infinite line charge or conducting cylinder Consider cylinder… Same result for r > R What about inside conducting cylinder?? A ring of charge Charge Q uniformly around thin ring of radius a. VP=? A finite line of charge Example 23.12 – Potential at P a distance x from ring? Equipotential surfaces and field lines Equipotential surface is surface on which electric potential is same at every point. Field lines & equipotential surfaces are always mutually perpendicular. Equipotential surfaces and field lines Equipotential surface is surface on which electric potential is same at every point. Field lines & equipotential surfaces are always mutually perpendicular. Equipotential surfaces and field lines Equipotential surface is surface on which electric potential is same at every point. Field lines & equipotential surfaces are always mutually perpendicular. Equipotentials and conductors When all charges are at rest: Surface of conductor is always an equipotential surface. E field just outside conductor is always perpendicular to surface Entire solid volume of conductor is at same potential. Potential gradient Consider a uniform vector E field Consider moving a unit charge along x-axis a very small distance from x to x+Δx (at constant y and z) Work done against field from x to x+Δx: Work against field by you Work/unit charge Potential gradient Consider a uniform vector E field Consider moving a unit charge along x-axis a very small distance from x to x+Δx (at constant y and z) in this field YOU have to do work against field from x to x+Δx Remember Work by you against field = DPE You lift mass up against gravity = gain in grav. PE! You push + charge against E field = gain in elec. PE! Your work against the field increases the potential energy. Potential gradient Consider a uniform vector E field Co