Location A is 3.00 m to the right of a point charge q. Location B lies on the same line and is 4.70 m to the right of the charge. The potential difference between the two locations is VB - VA = 45.0 V. What is the magnitude and sign of the charge?
Vb-Va=45= kq/4.7-kq/3
solve for q, you know k
45V =kq/rB - kq/rA
45V= k(q/4.70 - q/3.00)
45/k = q(1/4.70 - 1/3.00)
q= 45/(k(0.213-0.3330
= 45/((8.99E9)(-0.12)
= 45/(-1.08E-9)
= -4.17E-8C
Location A is 2.90 m to the right of a point charge q. Location B lies on the same line and is 3.50 m to the right of the charge. The potential difference VB - VA = 55.0 V. What is the magnitude and sign of the charge?
Vb-Va=55.0= kq/3.50-kq/2.90
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To solve for the magnitude and sign of the charge (q), we can rearrange the equation derived from Coulomb's law, which gives the potential difference between two points in terms of the charge:
VB - VA = kq / rB - kq / rA
Where VB and VA are the potentials at locations B and A respectively, k is Coulomb's constant, q is the charge, and rB and rA are the distances from the charge to locations B and A respectively.
In this case, we are given that VB - VA = 45 V, rB = 4.70 m, and rA = 3.00 m.
Plugging in these values into the equation, we have:
45 V = (kq) / (4.70 m) - (kq) / (3.00 m)
Now, we know that Coulomb's constant (k) is approximately equal to 8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2.
So we can rewrite the equation as:
45 V = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q / (4.70 m) - (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q / (3.00 m)
To solve for q, we can multiply both sides by (4.70 m) * (3.00 m):
45 V * (4.70 m) * (3.00 m) = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q * (3.00 m) - (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q * (4.70 m)
Now, let's simplify this equation:
45 V * (4.70 m) * (3.00 m) = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q * (3.00 m - 4.70 m)
1359 V*m^2 = (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * q * (-1.70 m)
Now, divide both sides by (8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (-1.70 m):
q = (1359 V*m^2) / [(8.99 x 10^9 Nm^2/C^2) * (-1.70 m)]
Evaluating this expression, we find:
q ≈ -1.08 x 10^-7 C
Therefore, the magnitude of the charge is approximately 1.08 x 10^-7 C, and the negative sign indicates that it is a negative charge.