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Electrostatic potential due to a point charge $q$ at distance $r$ in vacuum is:Read the answer and worked solution →Work done in moving a 6 C charge between two points raises the system's potential energy by 120 J. If the starting potential is 10 V, the final potential is:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Electrostatic potential due to a point charge $q$ at distance $r$ in vacuum is:

$\dfrac{q r}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}$
$\dfrac{q}{4\pi\varepsilon_0 r^3}$
$\dfrac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{r}$
$\dfrac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{r^2}$

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Correct answer: C. $\dfrac{1}{4\pi\varepsilon_0}\dfrac{q}{r}$

Potential V is the work per unit charge to bring a unit positive charge from infinity to the point: $V = q/(4\pi\varepsilon_0 r)$. The $1/r^2$ form is the field E, not V.

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Work done in moving a 6 C charge between two points raises the system's potential energy by 120 J. If the starting potential is 10 V, the final potential is:

20 V
30 V
130 V
120 V

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Correct answer: B. 30 V

$V_B - V_A = W_{AB}/q = 120/6 = 20$ V, so $V_B = 10 + 20 = 30$ V.