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What is electric potential defined as?
What is electric potential defined as?
- The amount of work energy needed per unit of electric charge to move the charge in an electric field (correct)
- The total energy in an electric field
- The speed of electric charge in an electric field
- The resistance of electric charge in an electric field
What is the electric potential at the reference point?
What is the electric potential at the reference point?
- Depends on the charge
- Always positive
- Zero units (correct)
- Always negative
How is the electric potential energy of any charge denoted?
How is the electric potential energy of any charge denoted?
- E
- U
- P
- V (correct)
In classical electrostatics, how is the electrostatic field expressed?
In classical electrostatics, how is the electrostatic field expressed?
What does the electric potential represent for a test charge in an electric field?
What does the electric potential represent for a test charge in an electric field?