Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 20 - Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 719: 48

Answer

a) parallel b) increases c) 0.3mm

Work Step by Step

(a) It is given that $E=6500N/C$ and points in the negative x direction, thus the equipotential surfaces are perpendicular to the electric field; that is, the orientation of the equipotential surfaces is parallel to yz-plane. (b) If we move in the positive x-direction -- that is, in the opposite direction to the electric field -- then the electric potential increases because the electric field points in the decreasing electric potential. (c) The required distance can be determined as follows: $\Delta S=\frac{\Delta V}{E}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta S=\frac{2V}{6500N/C}=3.077\times 10^{-4}m$
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