Electricity and magnetism

Electric potential and potential energy

V = kq/r  ·  W = qΔV

V potential, q charge, r distance, W work

Watch forPotential falls off as 1/r (not 1/r²) and is a scalar. 1 V = 1 J/C.

Apply it · 2 questions

  1. Electric potential near a point chargeElectricity, magnetism, and electrochemistry · set 5 · medium
  2. Work to move a charge through a potential differenceElectricity, magnetism, and electrochemistry · set 4 · easy