The potential energy of a +2 x 10-6 C charge decreases from 0.15 J to 0.05 J when it is moved from point A to point B. What is the change in electric potential between these two points? Do not enter any (-) sign in your answer.

Damon Damon answered
10 years ago

Hey, this is the first problem I did for you backwards.

Damon Damon answered
10 years ago

same thing again and again

Volts is potential energy PER UNIT charge

That is why they call Volts electric potential

change in potential energy = charge * volts !!!

Amanda Amanda answered
10 years ago

0.15j-0.05j=0.1

0.1=__*2x10^-6c
0.1/2x10^-6c=___
50000=__

so answer 50000j/c?

Damon Damon answered
10 years ago

.1 Joules = 2*10^-6 V

V = .1 * 10^6 /2 = .05*10^6 = 5*10^4
= 50,000 volts
Yes :)
and yes, volts is Joules per coulomb

Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
7 months ago

To find the change in electric potential between two points, we can use the formula:

ΔV = Vfinal - Vinitial

In this case, the initial potential energy is 0.15 J and the final potential energy is 0.05 J. However, potential energy is measured in joules (J), while electric potential is measured in volts (V). To convert from potential energy to electric potential, we need to divide the potential energy by the charge's magnitude.

Given:
Initial potential energy, Vinitial = 0.15 J
Final potential energy, Vfinal = 0.05 J
Charge, q = +2 x 10^(-6) C

Let's calculate the change in electric potential step by step:

Step 1: Convert potential energy to electric potential
Let's convert the initial and final potential energy to electric potential:

Vinitial = Vinitial / q
= 0.15 J / (+2 x 10^(-6) C)
= 75,000 V

Vfinal = Vfinal / q
= 0.05 J / (+2 x 10^(-6) C)
= 25,000 V

Step 2: Calculate the change in electric potential
Now that we have the initial and final electric potential, we can find the change in electric potential:

ΔV = Vfinal - Vinitial
= 25,000 V - 75,000 V
= -50,000 V

Note that we do not include any negative sign in our answer, as the question explicitly states not to include it. Therefore, the change in electric potential between points A and B is 50,000 volts (V).

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