Question

what is electric potential

Answer 1

a electric potential is the amount of work needed to move a unit of positive charge from a reference point to a specific point inside a field without producing an acceleration ...

Answer 2

Hey mate here is your answer :-
It is electric potential energy per unit charge required to move a charge from a reference point to a specified point, measure in joules per coloumb or volts. The static electric field is the negative of the gradient of the electric potential.
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