D.2.1.c - Electric Potential
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Define electric potential in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think of it as energy required to move a charge.
What is the formula for calculating electric potential?
💡 Hint: Recall the role of vacuum permittivity in the formula.
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What does electric potential measure?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to charges in an electric field.
The formula to calculate electric potential is V = (1/4πε₀)(Q/r). (True/False)
💡 Hint: Recall the context of potentials derived from charges.
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A 10 μC charge is situated at a point. Calculate the electric potential it creates at a point 1m away.
💡 Hint: Remember to substitute ε₀ with the value and perform the multiplication.
Two charges, +20 μC and -10 μC, are 2 meters apart. Find the electric potential at a point exactly halfway between them.
💡 Hint: Consider that potential is a scalar; you can add them directly.
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