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Physics 2: Electric Potential

An electron is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 1800 V. What is its speed?

Points A and B are in a region of uniform electric field, E\vec{E} = < 65, 0 > N/C. Point A is at < -0.1, 0 > and Point B is at < 0.7, 0 >. Find the electron potential difference between point A and B.

Points A and B are in a region of uniform electric field, E\vec{E} = < -85, 25 > N/C. Point A is at < -0.5, 0 > and Point B is at < 0.7, 0 >. Find the electron potential difference between point A and B.

The figure below shows two capacitors. The capacitor on the left has a uniform electric field, E1\vec{E}_1 = < 535, 0 > N/C. The capacitor on the right has a uniform electric field, E2\vec{E}_2 = < -225, 0 > N/C. If we define the point directly between A and B to be the origin, then point A is at < -0.4 , 0 > and point B is at < 0.4, 0 >. Find the potential drop on the path from A to B. If a proton traveled from rest at point A to point B, what would be its kinetic energy at point B?

The capacitor below has a potential difference of 1010 V before an insulator is placed inside. The insulator placed inside has a diaelectric constant of k = 3.5. Find the electric potential difference across the capacitor with the insulator inside.