Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 24 - Electric Potential - Problems - Page 712: 33

Answer

$V=1.86 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~V}$

Work Step by Step

Consider an infinitesimal segment of the rod, located between $x$ and $x+d x$. It has length $d x$ and contains charge $d q=\lambda d x=c x d x$. Its distance from $P_1$ is $d+x$ and the potential it creates at $P_1$ is $ d V=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{d q}{d+x}=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{c x d x}{d+x} . $ To find the total potential at $P_1$, we integrate over the length of the rod and obtain $ \begin{aligned} V & =\frac{c}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \int_0^L \frac{x d x}{d+x}=\left.\frac{c}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}[x-d \ln (x+d)]\right|_0 ^L=\frac{c}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left[L-d \ln \left(1+\frac{L}{d}\right)\right] \\ & =\left(8.99 \times 10^9 \mathrm{~N} \cdot \mathrm{m}^2 / \mathrm{C}^2\right)\left(28.9 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{m}^2\right)\left[0.120 \mathrm{~m}-(0.030 \mathrm{~m}) \ln \left(1+\frac{0.120 \mathrm{~m}}{0.030 \mathrm{~m}}\right)\right] \\ & =1.86 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~V} \end{aligned} $
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