Electric Potential Energy and Potential

Flashcards covering key concepts related to electric potential energy and potential in physics.

Potential Energy

The energy stored in an object due to its position in a force field, particularly gravitational or electric.

Electric Potential Energy

The potential energy a charged particle has due to its position in an electric field.

Work Done

The energy transferred by a force over a distance; calculated as the product of force and distance.

Electric Potential (V)

The potential energy per unit charge at a point in an electric field.

Electric Potential Difference

The work done to move a unit positive charge from one point to another in an electric field.

Conservative Field

A field where the work done in moving between any two points is independent of the path taken.

Equipotential Surface

A surface on which all points have the same electric potential.

Electron Volt (eV)

A unit of energy defined as the energy gained by a charge of one electron's charge moving through an electric potential difference of one volt.

Gauss's Law

A law that relates the distribution of electric charge to the resulting electric field.

Superposition Principle

The principle stating that the total potential at a point due to multiple charges is the sum of the potentials due to each charge individually.