Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance

Electric Potential Difference :

-

(OV)
Y

I is defined as the amount of workdone in

moving a unit positive
point against Electrostatic force without
charge from one to another

any acceleration" >E

: DV= Were &
Wer >
go 90
E &

X
1
or 2

V2 Vi 7
Ve-V , =
-
Were
&0 >

Electric Potential : -

(v)
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The amount of workdone in

moving a unit positive charge from
without
infinity to the reference point against the electrostatic force
"

acceleration
any
DV= >E

go -
-- &⑳
Wes

of E

- X
2 N
V2-V , =
Were
-To = 0 -

go
V2-Va
We
: >

: Vo = 0

V2= W
&o
of

V = Wen
qu
We thus arrive at two important conclusions concerning the relation between electric field and potential which are as
given below :
i) Electric field is in the direction in which the potential decreases steepest.
ii) Its magnitude is given by the change in the magnitude of potential per unit displacement normal to the
equipotential surface at the point.
Parallel plate is an arrangement of
2 metallic plate placed in parallel
small distanced).
separation from each other by
·
When Parallel plate are connected to the battery :
-

field of the plate :

-

Electric

2nd plate -

stplate :
:
-

E = I
250
- Ez=-
Net Electric field : -

+Ez
-

Enet: E,

=
=
Enet=
Eso-
Surface charge density
: -

We know that ,

0 =
-
A

Put@ in ③

E=-⑤
Relation between e & V: -

By
#FE
d .

Put E inv :
-

v
=
Capacitance
:

Now , we have to
g
put V in -

c= &

-
=
As