A-level Physics (Advancing Physics)/Electric Potential/Worked Solutions

&epsilon;0 = 8.85 x 10−12 Fm−1

1. Draw a diagram of a uniform electric field between two plates, showing the field lines and the equipotentials.



2. Do the same for the electric field around a point charge.



'''3. The potential difference between two plates is 100V. What is the potential difference between a point halfway between the plates and one of the plates?'''

Half of 100 is 50V.

4. What is the electric potential at a point 0.2m from an alpha particle (charge on an electron = -1.6 x 10−19C)?

The charge on an alpha particle is 3.2 x 10−19C.

$$V = \frac{Q}{4\pi\epsilon_0r} = \frac{3.2 \times 10^{-19}}{4\pi \times 8.85 \times 10^{-12} \times 0.2} = 1.44 \times 10^{-8}\mbox{ V}$$

5. What is the electric potential energy of an electron at the negative electrode of an electron gun if the potential difference between the electrodes is 10V?

$$U = Vq = 10 \times -1.6 \times 10^{-19} = -1.6 \times 10^{-18}\mbox{ J} = -10\mbox{ eV}$$