Question

define electrostatic potential

Answer 1

An electric potential (also called the electric field potential, potential drop or the electrostatic potential) is the amount of work needed to move a unit of positive charge from a reference point to a specific point inside the field without producing an acceleration.

Answer 2

Answer:

The electrostatic potential at a point is said to be 1 volt if 1 joule of work is done in moving a charge of 1 coulomb from infinity to that point without acceleration against the electrostatic force due to the electric field.

Explanation:

It is a scalar quantity. The potential at a point in an electric field is equal to the line integral of electric field between infinity and that point.