Physics II
Electric Potential
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Source: Yong P. Chen, PhD, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Electric potential, also known as "voltage", measures the electric potential energy per unit charge. Electric field is a scalar quantity and is fundamental to many electrical eff...
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Electric potential defines the energy of a charged particle. It gives rise to electric field and electric force, and is the basis of many electrical phenomena.
The term electrical potential is denoted by the Greek symbol ?. It is a scalar quantity with a sign and magnitude. Any charge creates electric potential in the space around it. It i...
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