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7.4 Determining Field from Potential

Recovering the field by differentiating voltage, component by component and as a gradient, reversing the integration of field along a path.

University Physics Volume 2, 7.4 Determining Field from Potential

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7.4 Exercise 1

Which coordinate system would you use to calculate the electric field of a dipole?

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7.4 Exercise 2

If the electric field is zero throughout a region, must the electric potential also be zero in that region?

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7.4 Exercise 4

Throughout a region, equipotential surfaces are given by z=constantz = \text{constant}. The surfaces are equally spaced with V=100VV = 100 \text{V} for z=0.00m,V=200Vz = 0.00 \text{m}, V = 200 \text{V} for z=0.50m,V=300Vz = 0.50 \text{m}, V = 300 \text{V} for z=1.00m.z = 1.00 \text{m}. What is the electric field in this region?

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7.4 Exercise 6

Calculate the electric field of an infinite line charge, throughout space.

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7.3 Calculations of Electric Potential7.5 Equipotential Surfaces and Conductors

Adapted from University Physics Volume 2 © 2016 Rice University. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Source: University Physics Volume 2. Imported at revision db44eb9.

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