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Complete Question: A charge q1 = 2.2 uC is at a distance d= 1.63m from a second charge q2= -5.67 uC. (b) Find a point between the two charges on the horizontal line where the electric potential is zero. (Enter your answer as measured from q1.)
Answer:
d= 0.46 m
Explanation:
The electric potential is defined as the work needed, per unit charge, to bring a positive test charge from infinity to the point of interest.
For a point charge, the electric potential, at a distance r from it, according to Coulomb´s Law and the definition of potential, can be expressed as follows:
V =
We have two charges, q₁ and q₂, and we need to find a point between them, where the electric potential due to them, be zero.
If we call x to the distance from q₁, the distance from q₂, will be the distance between both charges, minus x.
So, we can find the value of x, adding the potentials due to q₁ and q₂, in such a way that both add to zero:
V = +
= 0
⇒:
Replacing by the values of q1, q2, and k, and solving for x, we get:
⇒ x = (2.22 μC* 1.63 m) / 7.89 μC = 0.46 m from q1.
Assuming it starts at rest, the roller coaster only has potential energy at the top of the hill, which is
When it reaches the bottom, its potential energy will have converted to kinetic energy,
where is its velocity at that point. By the law of conservation of energy, assuming no loss of energy due to other sources (e.g. sound, heat), we have