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Chapter 25: Q. 69 (page 713)

FIGURE P25.69 shows a thin rod of length L and charge Q. Find an expression for the electric potential a distance x away from the center of the rod on the axis of the rod.

Short Answer

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The electric potential is given as $V = \frac{k Q}{L} I n \frac{2 x + L}{2 x - L}$

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Given Information

We need to find an expression for the electric potential a distance $x$ away from the center of the rod on the axis of the rod.

Simplify

Consider the fact that the potential is a scalar quantity, which means

$V = k \frac{q}{r}$

We can express this as an integral. In our case, instead of the charge, we'll have the linear charge density $Q / L$ , and the integration variable, let it be $l$ . The potential at point $x$ will therefore be given as

$V = k {}_{\frac{- L}{2}}^{\frac{L}{2}}{\frac{Q / L}{l + x}} d l$

Solving this integral,

$V = \frac{k Q}{L} {}_{- L / 2}^{L / 2}{\frac{d l}{l + x}} = \frac{k Q}{L} {[\ln (l + x)]}_{- L / 2}^{L / 2} = \frac{k Q}{L} [\ln (x + L / 2) - \ln (x_{L} / 2]$

By the properties of the logarithm and by simplifying with the factor of two, we get

$V = \frac{k Q}{L} I n \frac{2 x + L}{2 x - L}$

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FIGURE P25.69 shows a thin rod of length L and charge Q. Find an expression for the electric potential a distance x away from the center of the rod on the axis of the rod.

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Simplify

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