Try it on paper first. A hint, the key idea and the worked solution are here when you need them.
Two large parallel plates are cm apart, with V across them. A charge of nC is carried slowly from a point P to a point Q between the plates. The straight path PQ is cm long. It makes an angle of with the field, and it runs partly against the field. (a) What is the field between the plates? (b) What is the potential difference between Q and P? (c) How much work does the outside agent do?
The work to carry a charge slowly from A to B is , and the potential energy is . Between large plates . A charge that falls through a potential difference gains the kinetic energy , so . .
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Plan. Find the field. Then find how far the path goes along the field. The potential changes only along the field, so that distance gives the potential difference.
Step 1. The field. .
Step 2. The distance along the field. . The path runs against the field, so the potential rises.
Step 3. The potential difference. .
Step 4. The work. , that is .
Answer: V/m, V and .
Check. The force on the charge is . Force times the distance along the field is . It fits.
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