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Electric Charges and Fields — Physics STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 SciencePhysicsElectric Charges and Fields5 Marks
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Write the definition of electrostatic at any point. Also write its S.I. units. As shown in the figure, three points charges $q_1$, $q _2$ and $q _3$ are placed at points $A, B$ and $C$ respectively. Drive an expression for the electrostatic potential energy of this system.

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Electrostatic Potential : "Electric potential at any point inside the electric field is equal to the ratio of the work W done in bringing a test positive charge from infinity to that point without acceleration and the value of the test charge $q_0$." The unit of electric potential in SI system is Volt. If charge $q_1$ is brought from infinity to $\vec{r}_1$, no work is done. Therefore $W _1=0$.
Work done in bringing charge $q _2$ from infinity to $\overrightarrow{r_2}$,
$ W_{12}=q_2, V_1=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_2}{r_{12}} $
where the potential at distance $r_{12}$ is $V _1$.
Now charges $q_1$ and $q_2$ produce potential at the distance $\vec{r}_3$
$ V_3=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q_1}{r_{13}}+\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q_2}{r_{23}} $
Work done in bringing the charge $q_{13}$ from infinity to $\overrightarrow{r_3}$,
$W ^{\prime}= W _{13}+ W _{23}=q_3 V_3$
$=q_3\left[\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q_1}{r_{13}}+\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \cdot \frac{q_2}{r_{23}}\right]$
$=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_3}{r_{13}}+\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_2 q_3}{r_{23}}$
Therefore, the value of electrostatic potential energy of this system is
$U = W _{12}+ W ^{\prime}$
$=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_2}{r_{12}}+\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_1 q_3}{r_{13}}+\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0} \frac{q_2 q_3}{r_{23}}$
$=\frac{1}{4 \pi \varepsilon_0}\left(\frac{q_1 q_2}{r_{12}}+\frac{q_1 q_3}{r_{13}}+\frac{q_2 q_3}{r_{23}}\right)$

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