PHYSICS

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  • Electric potential is the amount of work needed to move a unit charge from a reference point to another.
  • Work can only be done when displacement occurs.
  • Work is measured in Joules (J). It is also used as unit for energy
  • Energy is the ability or the capacity to do work.
  • Electric Potential Energy describes how much stored energy a charge has when moved by an electrostatic force
  • Electric Potential - amount of electric potential energy per unit charge
  • Electric Potential = the amount of work needed to move a unit charge from a reference point to another = amount of electric potential energy per unit charge.
  • Electric potential energy is the energy that is needed to move a charge against an electric field. 
  • The SI unit of Electric Potential is Volt(V)
  • Electric potential energy is the energy that is needed to move a charge against an electric field.
  • You need more energy to move a charge further in the electric field, but also more energy to move it through a stronger electric field.