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In a certain region of space, the electric potential isV(x,y,z)=Axy-Bx2+Cy, where A, B, and C are positive constants. (a) Calculate the x, y, and z components of the electric field. (b) At which points is the electric field equal to zero?

Short Answer

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(a)Ex=-Ay+2Bx

Ey=-Ax-C

Ez=0

(b) The electric field is zero at x=-CA,y=-2BCA2 and at any point on z.

Step by step solution

01

(a) Calculating the x, y and z components of the electric field.

Deriving V from E requires integration, and deriving E from V requires differentiation.

So by using the equation 23.19 for each component of E and drive equation (1), get the electric field for the three components where equation 23.19 gives the partial derivative of the potential to obtain the electric field.

For Ex:

Ex=-∂V∂xEx=-∂V∂x(Axy-Bx2+Cy)Ex=-Ay+2Bx

Forlocalid="1664278262524" Ey:

Ey=-∂V∂yEy=-∂V∂y(Axy-Bx2+Cy)Ey=-Ax-C

For Ez:

Ez=-∂V∂zEz=-∂∂z(Axy-Bx2+Cy)Ez=0

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(b) Finding the points where the electric field is equal to zero.

Using the equation (2), (3) and (4) to get zero electric field E, where

Ex=Ey=Ez=0

For z components, as shown by equation (4) the electric field is zero at every point on z axis. For y components, as shown by equation (3), the electric field will be zero in y component when x=-CA

.For x components, as shown by equation (2), the electric field is zero at x=-CAbut in this case y value will be

Ex=-Ay+2Bx0=-Ay+2Bxy=2BxAy=-2BxA2

In general, the electric field is zero at x=-CAy=-2BxA2 and any point on z.

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