What is meant by electrostatic potential?
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Explanation:
The electric potential (also called the electric field potential, potential drop, the electrostatic potential) is the amount of work energy needed to move a unit of electric charge from a reference point to the specific point in an electric field with negligible acceleration of the test charge to avoid producing kinetic energy or radiation by test charge. Typically, the reference point is the Earth or a point at infinity, although any point can be used. More precisely it is the energy per unit charge for a small test charge that does not disturb significantly the field and the charge distribution producing the field under consideration.
Common symbols:
V, φ
SI unit:
volt
Other units:
statvolt
In SI base units:
V = kg⋅m2⋅A−1⋅s−3
Extensive?
yes
Dimension:
M L2 T−3 I−1
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Explanation:
Electric potential is the work done per unit charge in bringing the charge from infinity to that point against electrostatic force. In a conductor, electrons flow only when there is a difference in electric pressure at its ends. This is also called potential difference.