Question

what is the difference between potential and potential difference?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Electric Potential is the work done per unit charge in order to bring the charge from infinity to a point in electric field while Electric potential difference is the Potential developed while moving a charge from one point to another in the field itself.

Answer 2

Here are the differences between potential and potential difference:

• Electric Potential is the work done per unit charge in order to bring the charge from infinity to a point in electric field.
• Electric potential difference is the Potential developed while moving a charge from one point to another in the field itself. Basically the difference between the potentials of the final point and the initial point.
• Potential is a hypothetical concept.
• While potential difference is what we use in practical problems.

Though both of the quantities have same unit, volts(SI Unit).