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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 12 - Electric potential and capacitance
  • JEE Mains 2017
  • Hard
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There is a uniform electrostatic field in a region. The potential at various points on a small sphere centred at \(P\), in the region, is found to vary between in the limits \(589.0\,V\) to \(589.8\, V\). What is the potential at a point on the sphere whose radius vector makes an angle of \(60^o\) with the direction of the field ?........\(V\)

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(C) \(589.4\)

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Potential gradient is given by,

\(\Delta \mathrm{V}=\mathrm{E} . \mathrm{d}\)

\(0.8=\mathrm{Ed}(\mathrm{max})\)

\(\Delta V=E d \cos \theta=0.8 \times \cos 60=0.4\)

Hence, maximum potential at a point on the sphere

\(=589.4\, \mathrm{V}\)

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