Slide 1

  • Topic: Potential Due to Different Charge Distributions - Potential due to an infinite linear charge density
  • Introduction to potential energy and potential difference
  • Definition of electric potential
  • Review of Coulomb’s Law and electric field
  • Relationship between electric field and potential

Slide 2

  • Derivation of potential due to an infinite linear charge density
  • Calculation of potential at a point along the axis of a uniformly charged rod
  • Significance of the linear charge density and distance from the rod
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a uniformly charged rod

Slide 3

  • Potential due to finite linear charge densities
  • Calculation of potential at a point along the axis of a uniformly charged rod with nonuniform charge distribution
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a rod with varying linear charge density

Slide 4

  • Potential due to a uniformly charged ring
  • Calculation of potential at a point along the axis of a uniformly charged ring
  • Significance of the charge on the ring and distance from the ring
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a uniformly charged ring

Slide 5

  • Potential due to a uniformly charged disk
  • Calculation of potential at a point along the axis of a uniformly charged disk
  • Significance of the charge on the disk and distance from the disk
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a uniformly charged disk

Slide 6

  • Potential due to a uniformly charged sphere
  • Calculation of potential at a point outside a uniformly charged sphere
  • Significance of the charge on the sphere and distance from the sphere
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a uniformly charged sphere

Slide 7

  • Potential due to a uniformly charged shell
  • Calculation of potential at a point inside or outside a uniformly charged shell
  • Significance of the charge on the shell and distance from the shell
  • Example: Finding the potential at a specific distance from a uniformly charged shell

Slide 8

  • Potential due to multiple point charges
  • Superposition principle for potential
  • Calculation of potential due to multiple point charges at a point
  • Example: Finding the net potential at a specific point due to multiple point charges

Slide 9

  • Potential due to continuous charge distributions
  • Integration method for calculating potential
  • Calculation of potential due to continuous charge distribution using integration
  • Example: Finding the potential due to a continuous charge distribution

Slide 10

  • Summary of potential due to different charge distributions
  • Important equations and principles related to potential
  • Recap of calculation methods for different charge distributions
  • Importance of understanding and applying potential in physics problems

Slide 11

  • Equation: V = k * λ / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to the linear charge density
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density (C/m)
    • r: Distance from the charged rod (m)
  • Example: A rod with a linear charge density of 2 C/m, find the electric potential at a distance of 5 m from the rod.

Slide 12

  • Equation: V = k * Σλ / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to the finite linear charge densities
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Σλ: Sum of the linear charge densities (C/m)
    • r: Distance from the charged rod (m)
  • Example: Two rods with linear charge densities of 3 C/m and -4 C/m, find the electric potential at a distance of 6 m from the rods.

Slide 13

  • Equation: V = k * λ * z / (2πε₀ * (z² + R²)^(3/2))
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged ring
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density of the ring (C/m)
    • z: Distance along the axis of the ring (m)
    • R: Radius of the ring (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A ring with a linear charge density of 5 C/m and a radius of 2 m, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 3 m from the ring.

Slide 14

  • Equation: V = k * σ / (2ε₀) * (1 - √(1 + R² / (z² + R²)))
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged disk
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • σ: Surface charge density of the disk (C/m²)
    • z: Distance along the axis of the disk (m)
    • R: Radius of the disk (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A disk with a surface charge density of 4 C/m² and a radius of 3 m, find the electric potential at a distance of 2.5 m from the disk.

Slide 15

  • Equation: V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * r)
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged sphere
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Q: Total charge of the sphere (C)
    • r: Distance from the center of the sphere (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A sphere with a charge of 10 C, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 5 m from the center of the sphere.

Slide 16

  • Equation (Outside the shell): V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * r)
  • Equation (Inside the shell): V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * R)
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged shell
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Q: Total charge on the shell (C)
    • r: Distance from the center of the shell (m)
    • R: Radius of the shell (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A shell with a charge of 8 C and a radius of 4 m, find the electric potential at a distance of 6 m from the center of the shell.

Slide 17

  • Equations: V = k * Q1 / r1 + k * Q2 / r2 + k * Q3 / r3 + …
  • Explanation:
    • Applying the principle of superposition for potential due to multiple point charges
    • Adding up the potentials due to each individual point charge
  • Example: Three point charges, +2 μC, -3 μC, and +4 μC, are placed at distances of 1 m, 2 m, and 3 m, respectively. Find the net electric potential at a point located 5 m away from the charges.

Slide 18

  • Equation: V = k * λ * dr / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to continuous charge distribution
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density (C/m)
    • dr: Infinitesimally small length element on the charge distribution (m)
    • r: Distance from the charge distribution (m)
  • Example: A charge distribution with a linear charge density of 3 C/m, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 4 m from the distribution.

Slide 19

  • Summary of different potential equations for various charge distributions
  • Importance of understanding potential in analyzing electrostatic systems
  • Potential as a scalar quantity and its relationship with electric field
  • Applications of calculating potential in engineering and physics fields

Slide 20

  • Questions and answers session
  • Further resources for studying potential due to different charge distributions
  • Encouragement for students to practice solving numerical problems related to potential
  • Conclusion of the lecture on potential due to different charge distributions

Slide 21

  • Equation: V = k * λ / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to the linear charge density
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density (C/m)
    • r: Distance from the charged rod (m)
  • Example: A rod with a linear charge density of 2 C/m, find the electric potential at a distance of 5 m from the rod.

Slide 22

  • Equation: V = k * Σλ / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to the finite linear charge densities
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Σλ: Sum of the linear charge densities (C/m)
    • r: Distance from the charged rod (m)
  • Example: Two rods with linear charge densities of 3 C/m and -4 C/m, find the electric potential at a distance of 6 m from the rods.

Slide 23

  • Equation: V = k * λ * z / (2πε₀ * (z² + R²)^(3/2))
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged ring
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density of the ring (C/m)
    • z: Distance along the axis of the ring (m)
    • R: Radius of the ring (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A ring with a linear charge density of 5 C/m and a radius of 2 m, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 3 m from the ring.

Slide 24

  • Equation: V = k * σ / (2ε₀) * (1 - √(1 + R² / (z² + R²)))
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged disk
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • σ: Surface charge density of the disk (C/m²)
    • z: Distance along the axis of the disk (m)
    • R: Radius of the disk (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A disk with a surface charge density of 4 C/m² and a radius of 3 m, find the electric potential at a distance of 2.5 m from the disk.

Slide 25

  • Equation: V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * r)
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged sphere
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Q: Total charge of the sphere (C)
    • r: Distance from the center of the sphere (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A sphere with a charge of 10 C, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 5 m from the center of the sphere.

Slide 26

  • Equation (Outside the shell): V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * r)
  • Equation (Inside the shell): V = k * Q / (4πε₀ * R)
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to a uniformly charged shell
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • Q: Total charge on the shell (C)
    • r: Distance from the center of the shell (m)
    • R: Radius of the shell (m)
    • ε₀: Permittivity of free space (8.85 x 10^-12 C^2 / N m^2)
  • Example: A shell with a charge of 8 C and a radius of 4 m, find the electric potential at a distance of 6 m from the center of the shell.

Slide 27

  • Equations: V = k * Q1 / r1 + k * Q2 / r2 + k * Q3 / r3 + …
  • Explanation:
    • Applying the principle of superposition for potential due to multiple point charges
    • Adding up the potentials due to each individual point charge
  • Example: Three point charges, +2 μC, -3 μC, and +4 μC, are placed at distances of 1 m, 2 m, and 3 m, respectively. Find the net electric potential at a point located 5 m away from the charges.

Slide 28

  • Equation: V = k * λ * dr / r
  • Explanation of Variables:
    • V: Electric potential due to continuous charge distribution
    • k: Coulomb’s constant (9 x 10^9 N m^2 / C^2)
    • λ: Linear charge density (C/m)
    • dr: Infinitesimally small length element on the charge distribution (m)
    • r: Distance from the charge distribution (m)
  • Example: A charge distribution with a linear charge density of 3 C/m, calculate the electric potential at a distance of 4 m from the distribution.

Slide 29

  • Summary of different potential equations for various charge distributions
  • Importance of understanding potential in analyzing electrostatic systems
  • Potential as a scalar quantity and its relationship with electric field
  • Applications of calculating potential in engineering and physics fields

Slide 30

  • Questions and answers session
  • Further resources for studying potential due to different charge distributions
  • Encouragement for students to practice solving numerical problems related to potential
  • Conclusion of the lecture on potential due to different charge distributions