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What are the sign and magnitude of a point charge that produces a potential of \(-2.00{\rm{ }}V\) at a distance of \(1.00{\rm{ mm}}\)?

Short Answer

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It has a negative charge and the magnitude of the point charge is obtained as: \(2.22{\rm{ }}x{\rm{ }}{10^{ - 13}}{\rm{ }}C\) .

Step by step solution

01

The data given

The potential of electric at a distance\({\rm{r}}\)from the point of charge is\({\rm{ }}V = {\rm{ }} - 200{\rm{ }}V\).

The value of\(\begin{array}{c}{\rm{ }}r = {\rm{ }}1.00{\rm{ }}mm\\ = (\frac{{1m}}{{1000mm}})\\ = 0.00100{\rm{ }}m\end{array}\)

02

Define Electric Field

A physical field that surrounds electrically charged particles and exerts force on all other charged particles in the field, either attracting or repelling them, is referred to as an electric field.

03

Concept and principles

A single charge's electric potential is as follows: to ascertain the electric potential caused by a single charge source at a particular place. The electric potential energy \({U_{Qq}}\) of a system including the test charge and the source charge that generates the field is measured after placing a test charge there. The electric potential there is then equal to the ratio given by:

\(\begin{array}{c}V = \frac{{{U_{Qq}}}}{q}\\ = \frac{{kQ}}{r}\end{array}\)

Here, the value is the Coulomb's constant, a proportionality constant. The joule/coulomb is referred to as the unit of electric potential and is referred to as the volt \((V)\).

04

To determine the sign and magnitude of point charge

The equation to find the distance from the point charge is:

\(V = \frac{{kq}}{r}\)

The value of \(r\) is then obtained as: \(q = \frac{{rV}}{k}\)

Then, putting the values and getting the results as:

\(\begin{array}{c}q = \frac{{(0.00100{\rm{ }}m)( - 200V)}}{{8.99 \times {{10}^9}N.{m^2}/C}}\\ = - 2.22 \times {10^{ - 13}}C\end{array}\)

Therefore, magnitude of the point charge is: \(2.22{\rm{ }}x{\rm{ }}{10^{ - 13}}{\rm{ }}C\) and is a negative charge.

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