## Electric Potential Questions

Any answers would be great, thanks!

1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data
1. A charge Q is uniformly spread along the x-axis from x=0 to x=l. Find the electric potential function at points on the x-axis for x>l.

2. An electron moves from one point to another where the second point has a larger value of the electric potential by 5 volts. If the initial velocity was zero, how fast will the electron be going at the second point? (The mass of the electron is 9.11E-31 kg)

3. Suppose an electron were moving in a straight line towards a fixed nucleus which had a positive charge 8 times the size of the charge on an electron. If the electron started at infinity with essentially zero velocity, how fast would it be moving when it was 50E-11 m from the nucleus?

2. Relevant equations

Coulomb's Law = $$\alpha$$*[q1*q2]/r^2
where $$\alpha$$=1/[4*$$\pi$$*$$\epsilon$$$$_{}0$$

U=1/[4*pi*epsilon-sub0]*[q*q sub0]/r

V=U/[q sub0]

3. The attempt at a solution

1. dV=1/[4*pi*epsilon]*[(Q/l)*dx]/[x-l]
dV=1/[4*pi*epsilon]*Q/l
I don't know what to do with this one, the answer has a natural log (ln) in it.

2. KE(initial) + U(initial) = KE(final) + U(final)
0+1/[4*pi*epsilon]*q/r = 1/2 * m * v(final)^2 + 1/[4*pi*epsilon]*q/r
Not sure what to do here either, seem to have three unknowns

3. KE(initial) + U(initial) = KE(final) + U(final)
0=1/2*9.109E-31(mass of an electron)*v(final)^2+9E9*[8*(1.6E-19)^2]/[50E-11]
I don't understand this one either

Thanks for all the help!
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 Quote by dillonmhudson Any answers would be great, thanks! 1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data 1. A charge Q is uniformly spread along the x-axis from x=0 to x=l. Find the electric potential function at points on the x-axis for x>l. 2. An electron moves from one point to another where the second point has a larger value of the electric potential by 5 volts. If the initial velocity was zero, how fast will the electron be going at the second point? (The mass of the electron is 9.11E-31 kg) 3. Suppose an electron were moving in a straight line towards a fixed nucleus which had a positive charge 8 times the size of the charge on an electron. If the electron started at infinity with essentially zero velocity, how fast would it be moving when it was 50E-11 m from the nucleus? 2. Relevant equations Coulomb's Law = $$\alpha$$*[q1*q2]/r^2 where $$\alpha$$=1/[4*$$\pi$$*$$\epsilon$$$$_{}0$$ U=1/[4*pi*epsilon-sub0]*[q*q sub0]/r V=U/[q sub0] 3. The attempt at a solution 1. dV=1/[4*pi*epsilon]*[(Q/l)*dx]/[x-l] dV=1/[4*pi*epsilon]*Q/l I don't know what to do with this one, the answer has a natural log (ln) in it.
Let s be the position on the x axis at which the potential is measured. Write out the expression for potential due to the charge element Qdx/l at a position x where $0 \le x \le l$

 2. KE(initial) + U(initial) = KE(final) + U(final) 0+1/[4*pi*epsilon]*q/r = 1/2 * m * v(final)^2 + 1/[4*pi*epsilon]*q/r Not sure what to do here either, seem to have three unknowns Answer = 1.33E6 m/s
How much kinetic energy does the electron acquire in moving to the second point? (Hint: for a negative charge, the second position is at a lower potential energy per unit negative charge by 5 joules/coulomb).

 3. KE(initial) + U(initial) = KE(final) + U(final) 0=1/2*9.109E-31(mass of an electron)*v(final)^2+9E9*[8*(1.6E-19)^2]/[50E-11] I don't understand this one either
What is the potential energy of the electron at infinity? What is it at the given distance? Where does that potential energy go?

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 I'm still not getting question 4...

## Electric Potential Questions

There is no question 4.
 sorry it's 4 in my book, question 1
 The electric potential at point P, along the line, is kq/r d is the distance from the end of the rod to the point. So... $$dV = \frac{k}{x}dq$$ $$dq = \lambda dx = Q/L dx$$ $$dV = \frac{kQ}{Lx}dx$$ Then integrate from d to L + d.
 Ok thanks! Got it! I had: int[k*[(Q/L)dx]/(a-x)] from 0,L where L is the distance of where the charge is spread Thanks a lot!

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