Table of Contents
- 1 Can there be a point in space where there is an electric potential but not electric field?
- 2 Can the electric field at a point be zero where the potential is not zero?
- 3 Can electric potential at any point in space is zero?
- 4 Can an electric potential exist at a point in?
- 5 Where is it possible that the potential at a point is zero while there is finite electric field intensity at that point give an example?
- 6 How much is the electric potential of a charge at infinity?
- 7 Why is the electric potential zero?
- 8 Can electric potential at any point in space be zero?
- 9 What determines the difference in electric potential between two points in space?
Can there be a point in space where there is an electric potential but not electric field?
Yes, Electric Potential is zero at a particular point, it does not necessarily mean that the electric Field is also zero at that point. It can be understood with the Case of Electric Dipole.
Can the electric field at a point be zero where the potential is not zero?
Yes, electric potential can be zero at a point even when the electric field is not zero at that point. At the midpoint of the charges of the electric dipole, the electric field due to the charges is non zero, but the electric potential is zero.
Can electric potential at any point in space is zero?
Electric potential necessarily need not be 0 if the electric field at that point is zero. For instance, at a point mid-way between two equal and similar charges, the electric field strength is zero but the electric potential is not zero.
Can electric field at a point be zero while the electric potential is not give example?
Yes, it is possible. Example : 1. Inside uncharged spherical shell and charged conductor electric field is zero but electric potential cannot zero.
Can electric potential cancel out?
In an equipotential surface all the charges and points are equidistant from each other. As the charges are equal and opposite to each other, they cancel out along the mid plane between charges.
Can an electric potential exist at a point in?
Yes. The electric field might be generated for example by two charges: +5C and −4C separated by 2 meters. There is a point in between them where the potential is 0 (the electric potential is also 0 in the infinite) but in that point the electric field vector is not null.
Where is it possible that the potential at a point is zero while there is finite electric field intensity at that point give an example?
Yes,There can exist electric potential at a point where the electric field is zero. Example:Inside the hallow spherical charged conductor, electric field is zero but potential is not zero. Yes, it is possible that at a point electric field is zero but potential is non-zero.
How much is the electric potential of a charge at infinity?
Electrical potential of a charge at infinity is Zero. Calculate the number of electrons constituting one coulomb of charge.
Can electric potential at a point be negative if yes under what condition?
Potential is only defined relative to another point in the circuit, so there can always be a negative potential: if the potential at point A is positive in relation to point B, then the potential at point B is negative in relation to point A.
At what point is potential zero?
How can we find these points exactly? We know: The total potential at the point will be the algebraic sum of the individual potentials created by each charge. If you place the -1 C charge 1 cm away from the point then the potential will be zero there.
Why is the electric potential zero?
What zero potential means, roughly, is that the charges in your system have cancelled out. For example exactly half way (or otherwise equidistant from them) between two equal and oppositely charged point charges, potential is zero.
Can electric potential at any point in space be zero?
Can electric potential at any point in space be zero while the intensity of an electric field at that point is not zero? Yes, Electric Potential is zero at a particular point, it does not necessarily mean that the electric Field is also zero at that point. It can be understood with the Case of Electric Dipole.
What determines the difference in electric potential between two points in space?
We have seen that the difference in electric potential between two arbitrary points in space is a function of the electric field which permeates space, but is independent of the test charge used to measure this difference.
Can the electric field be zero at a particular point?
Yes, Electric field is zero at a particular point, it does not necessarily mean that the electric potential is also zero at that point. It can be understood with the Case of Electric Dipole. Electric Dipole is, two charges of the same magnitude, but opposite sign, separated by some distance as shown below.
Is electric potential independent of electric field?
Electric Potential and Electric Field We have seen that the difference in electric potential between two arbitrary points in space is a function of the electric field which permeates space, but is independent of the test charge used to measure this difference.