Copyright © 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley. Electric potential energy Electric potential Conservation of energy Chapter 21 Electric Potential Topics: Sample question: Shown is the electric potential measured on the surface of a patient. This potential is caused by electrical signals originating in the beating heart. Why does the potential have this pattern, and what do these measurements tell us about the heart’s condition? Slide 21-1

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Electric Potential Energy Example Problem The electric field between two charged plates is uniform with a strength of 4 N/C. Slide Copyright © 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley. a. Draw several electric field lines in the region between the plates. b. Determine the change in electrical potential energy in moving a positive 4 microCoulomb charge from A to B. c. Determine the change in electrical potential energy in moving a negative 12 microCoulomb charge from A to B.

Copyright © 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley. Gravitational Potential Energy: Example Problem 2 A spacecraft is launched away from earth Slide Copyright © 2007, Pearson Education, Inc., Publishing as Pearson Addison-Wesley. a. Draw several gravitational field lines in the region around Earth. b. Determine the change in gravitational potential energy when the spacecraft moves from A to B, where A is 10 million miles from Earth and B is 30 million miles from Earth.