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2. Electric Potential and Capacitance
medium

The electric potential in a region is represented as $V = 2x + 3y -z$ ; then the expression of electric field strength is

A

$2\hat i + 3\hat j - \hat k$

B

$ - 2\hat i - 3\hat j + \hat k$

C

$ - 2\hat i - 3\hat j$

D

$2\hat i + 3\hat j$

Solution

$\vec{E}=-\left[\frac{\partial V}{\partial x} \hat{i}+\frac{\partial V}{\partial y} \hat{j}+\frac{\partial V}{\partial z} \hat{k}\right]$

Here, $\frac{\partial V}{\partial x}=\frac{\partial}{\partial x}(2 x+3 y-z)=2$

$\frac{\partial V}{\partial y}=\frac{\partial}{\partial y}(2 x+3 y-z)=3$

$\frac{\partial V}{\partial z}=\frac{\partial}{\partial z}(2 x+3 y-z)=-1$

$\therefore \vec{E}=-2 \hat{i}-3 \hat{j}+\hat{k}$

Standard 12
Physics

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