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COMEDK · Physics · 17. Electrostatics

If potential (in volt) in a region is expressed as \(\mathrm{V}(\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}, \mathrm{z})=6 \mathrm{xy}-\mathrm{y}+2 \mathrm{yz}\), the electric field (in \(N C^{-1}\)) at point \((1,0,1)\) is

  1. A \(+7 \mathrm{j}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{-6 i+7 j}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{-7 j}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{6 i-7 j}\)
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(C) \(\mathrm{-7 j}\)

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The electric field \(\vec{E}\) is related to the potential \(V\) by the relation \(\vec{E} = -\nabla V = -\left( \dfrac{\partial V}{\partial x} \hat{i} + \dfrac{\partial V}{\partial y} \hat{j} + \dfrac{\partial V}{\partial z} \hat{k} \right)\). Given…