You move from location i at 2,5,4mto location f at 3,5,9m. All along this path there is a nearby uniform electric field whose value is1000,200,-500N/C. . Calculate,ΔV=Vf-Vi including signs and units.

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The potential difference between two locations is1500V

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01

Change in potential between two positions

The uniform electric field exerts a certain amount of force on the particle moving through the field between two locations.

The potential difference between two locations can be determined by the product of the uniform electric field and the distance between two locations.

02

Given data

The initial location is,i=2,5,4m.

The final location is,f=3,5,9m.

The value of the uniform electric field is, E=1000,200,-500N/C.

03

The potential difference between two locations

The distance moved from location i to location f is given by,

Δlif=3,5,9m-2,5,4mΔlif=1,0,5m

Then the formula for the potential difference between two locations is given by,

ΔVif=-EΔIifΔVif=-1000,200,-5001,0,5Nm/C×1V1N.m/CΔVif=-(1000×1+200×0-500×5)VΔVif=-(1000+0-2500)VΔVif=1500V

Hence, the potential difference between two locations is 1500V..

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