The figure below shows three small, positively charged spheres at three corners of a rectangle. The particle at upper left has a charge q, = 8.00 nC, the one at the lower left has a charge of q, = 4.00 nC, and the one at lower right has a charge q, = 6.00 nC. The rectangle's horizontal side has length x = 5.50 cm and its vertical side has length y = 4.00 cm. (a) What is the electric potential (in V) at the upper-right corner of the rectangle? (Assume the zero of electric potential is at infinity.) 2.65 10**3 What is the electric potential at a point due to a single charged particle? Given more than one charged particle, how do you find the total potential at a point? How far is each charge from upper right point? Be careful with units and signs. V (b) What would be the potential (in V) at the upper-right corner if the charge g, at lower left was -4.00 nC instead? 2.71 10**3 Use the same method as used in part (a). Note g, is now the opposite sign. How does this affect the potential due to 9,? Be careful with units and signs. V

The figure below shows three small, positively charged spheres at three corners of a rectangle. The particle at upper left has a charge q, = 8.00 nC, the one at the lower left has a charge of q, = 4.00 nC, and the one at lower right has a charge q, = 6.00 nC. The rectangle's horizontal side has length x = 5.50 cm and its vertical side has length y = 4.00 cm. (a) What is the electric potential (in V) at the upper-right corner of the rectangle? (Assume the zero of electric potential is at infinity.) 2.65 103 What is the electric potential at a point due to a single charged particle? Given more than one charged particle, how do you find the total potential at a point? How far is each charge from upper right point? Be careful with units and signs. V (b) What would be the potential (in V) at the upper-right corner if the charge g, at lower left was -4.00 nC instead? 2.71 103 Use the same method as used in part (a). Note g, is now the opposite sign. How does this affect the potential due to 9,? Be careful with units and signs. V

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Chapter15: Electric Forces And Fields

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Problem 16P: Panicle A of charge 3.00 104 C is at the origin, particle B of charge 6.00 104 C is at (4.00 m,...

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