Two points charges of 2uC and -6uC are located at the position(0.0)m and (0.3)m.Calculate the total electrical potential at the point (4.0)m due these two charges.

To calculate the total electrical potential at a point due to two point charges, we can use the equation for electric potential energy between two point charges:

V = k * (q1/r1 + q2/r2)

Where:
V is the total electrical potential,
k is Coulomb's constant (k = 9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2),
q1 and q2 are the charges of the point charges,
r1 and r2 are the distances between the point charges and the point where we want to calculate the potential.

Given:
q1 = 2 uC = 2 × 10^-6 C
q2 = -6 uC = -6 × 10^-6 C
r1 = distance between point charge 1 and the point (4.0) m = 4.0 m
r2 = distance between point charge 2 and the point (4.0) m = 4.0 m

Plugging in the values:

V = (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * [(2 × 10^-6 C) / (4.0 m)] + (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * [(-6 × 10^-6 C) / (4.0 m)]

V = (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * [(2 / 4) × 10^-6 C/m + (-6 / 4) × 10^-6 C/m]

V = (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * [(1 / 2) × 10^-6 C/m - (3 / 2) × 10^-6 C/m]

V = (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * [-1 / 2) × 10^-6 C/m]

V = - (9 × 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (1 / 2) × 10^-6 C/m

V = -4.5 × 10^3 Nm/C

Therefore, the total electrical potential at the point (4.0)m due to these two charges is -4.5 × 10^3 Nm/C.

To calculate the total electrical potential at a point due to two charges, we can use the formula for electrical potential, which is given by:

V = k * (q1 / r1 + q2 / r2)

Where:
V is the electrical potential,
k is the Coulomb's constant (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2),
q1 and q2 are the magnitudes of the charges,
r1 and r2 are the distances from each charge to the point where potential is being calculated.

In this case, let's assume that the positive charge (2uC) is q1 and the negative charge (-6uC) is q2. The distance from the positive charge to the point is r1 = 4.0m and the distance from the negative charge to the point is r2 = 0.3m.

Substituting the given values into the formula, we have:

V = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (2 x 10^-6 C / 4.0m + (-6 x 10^-6 C / 0.3m))

Now, let's calculate the expression:

V = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * ((2 x 10^-6 C) / 4.0m - (6 x 10^-6 C) / 0.3m)

First, simplify the numerator of each fraction:

V = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (5 x 10^-7 C/m - 2 x 10^-5 C/m)

Then, combine the fractions:

V = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (-1.95 x 10^-5 C/m)

Finally, calculate the product:

V ≈ -174.56 V

Therefore, the total electrical potential at the point (4.0)m due to the two charges is approximately -174.56 volts.

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