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Potential Energy of a Point Charge Placed at a Point with Non Zero Potential

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A pellet carrying charge of 0.5 coulombs is accelerated through a potential of 2,000 volts. It attains a kinetic energy equal to

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1000 ergs

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1000 joules

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1000 kWh

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500 ergs

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Solution

The correct option is B 1000 joules
Energy = $0.5 \times 2000 = 1000 J$

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