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Grade 12General Physics

Define Electric Potential at a point ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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12 Years ago
Theelectric potential(or simplypotential) at a pointin anelectricfield is defined as the work done in moving a unit positive charge from infinity to thatpoint. Theelectric potentialat infinity is assumed to be zero. Force andpotentialenergy are directly related.
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