AP Physics Unit 9 Electric Potential

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Electric Potential Energy

The energy stored in a system of charged objects due to their positions relative to one another.

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Work

The amount of energy required to move a charge against an electric field.

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Coulomb's Constant (k)

A constant used to describe the electric force between two charges in a vacuum.

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Electric Potential (V)

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

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Equipotential Lines

Lines representing points of equal electric potential; they are always perpendicular to electric field lines.

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Electric Field (E)

A vector quantity representing the force experienced by a unit positive charge at a point in space.

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Electric Potential Difference (ΔV)

The change in electric potential energy per unit charge when moving between two points.

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Kinetic Energy (K)

The energy of motion that an object possesses.

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Electric Field Vector Maps

Maps showing the direction and magnitude of the electric field at different points.

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Scalar Superposition

The principle used to determine the electric potential due to multiple point charges by summing their individual potentials.

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Negative Gradient

The relationship between electric potential and electric field, indicating that the electric field points in the direction of decreasing potential.

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Isolines

Another term for equipotential lines; they show points of equal electric potential.

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Conservation of Energy

A principle stating that total mechanical energy in a system remains constant, barring external forces.

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Change in Electric Potential Energy (ΔU)

The difference in electric potential energy as a charge moves through an electric field.

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Magnitude of Charges

The size or strength of the electric charge affecting the potential energy between charged objects.

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Distance Between Charges

The space separating charged objects which influences their electric potential energy.

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Electric Potential Energy Calculation

The summation of the potential energies from individual interactions among multiple charged objects.

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Potential Energy Conversion

The process by which electric potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy or vice versa as charges move.

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External Force

A force applied to move charged objects against or with the electric field.

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Repulsion and Attraction

Forces acting on charged objects, where like charges repel and opposite charges attract.

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Integration

A mathematical process used to derive the electric potential from electric fields or charge distributions.

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