Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 28 - The Electric Potential - Exercises and Problems - Page 838: 79

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$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We know that the electric potential of a charged sphere on its surface is given by $$V=\dfrac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{R}\tag 1$$ Recalling that $U=qV$, so $$dU=dq V$$ Plug $V$ from (1), $$\boxed{dU=\dfrac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{R}dq}$$ This is the infinitesimal increase in electric potential energy. $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ We just need to integrate the boxed formula above. $$\int_0^UdU=\int_0^Q \dfrac{1}{4\pi \epsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{R}dq$$ $$U=\dfrac{1}{(4\pi \epsilon_0)R}\int_0^Qq dq=\dfrac{1}{2(4\pi \epsilon_0)R} q^2\bigg|_0^Q$$ $$\boxed{U= \dfrac{1}{(4\pi \epsilon_0) } \dfrac{Q^2}{2R}}$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [c]}$$ We just need to plug the given into the previous boxed formula, $$U=(9\times 10^9)\dfrac{(1.6\times 10^{-19})^2}{(1\times 10^{-15)}}$$ $$U=\color{red}{\bf 2.3\times 10^{-13}}\;\rm J$$
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