Electric Potential & Equipotentials
There is a uniform electrostatic field in a region. The potential at various points on a small sphere centred at in the region, is found to vary between the limits 589.0 V to 589.8 V. What is the potential at a point on the sphere whose radius vector makes an angle of 60o with the direction of the field?
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Answer: (c)
- In a uniform field on the sphere, measured from the field direction.
- Max at , min at : , .
- At :
- So the working gives (b) 589.2 V.