Electric Potential homework

What are the equations for the electric field and electric potential at a distance r from a point charge q? Your text or class notes must have these two equations as they are quite fundamental. Hint: They both involve the constant from Coulomb's law.

 

I suspect that your method for finding the distance r was actually flawed, and your correct result was a coincidence. I say this because one of your relevant equations, Fr = W, is not correct for this situation. If F is meant to be force and W the work done, then it doesn't hold if the force varies with the distance (F is not constant so W = F⋅d doesn't hold).

Your new equation, U=(kQq)/r, gives the electric potential energy (in Joules) for a system of two charges. That's the energy required to bring them from infinity to a separation distance of r. What you need is the electric potential (in Volts) for a point charge at distance r.

The equations that you're seeking are:

##E = k \frac{q}{r^2}~~~~~~~~~~## Electric field strength (N/C)

##V = k \frac{q}{r}~~~~~~~~~~~## Electric potential (Volts)

You should verify that these equations are given in your text book.