Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Electric potential

Electric potential — practice question

(a)[1]

State one likeness between the gravitational field lines around a point mass and the electric field lines around a point charge.

(b(i))[1]

From Fig. 6.1, state the radius of the sphere.

(b(ii))[2]

Calculate the charge on the sphere.

(c)[3]

Using the electric potential formula for an isolated point charge, determine the capacitance of the sphere in (b).

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