Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text
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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance
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![In the diagram below each unit on the horizontal axis is 4.00 cm and each unit on the vertical axis is 6.00 cm. The equipotential lines
in a region of uniform electric field are indicated by the blue lines. (Note that the diagram is not drawn to scale.)
6V
(a) What is the direction of the electric field?
12 V
18 V
24 V
30 V
(b) Determine the magnitude of the electric field in this region.
451.13
x
What is the definition of electric field in terms of potential difference and distance? V/m)
(c) Determine the shortest distance for which the change in potential is 3 V.
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Transcribed Image Text:In the diagram below each unit on the horizontal axis is 4.00 cm and each unit on the vertical axis is 6.00 cm. The equipotential lines
in a region of uniform electric field are indicated by the blue lines. (Note that the diagram is not drawn to scale.)
6V
(a) What is the direction of the electric field?
12 V
18 V
24 V
30 V
(b) Determine the magnitude of the electric field in this region.
451.13
x
What is the definition of electric field in terms of potential difference and distance? V/m)
(c) Determine the shortest distance for which the change in potential is 3 V.
mm
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