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What is electric potential?

Class: Class 12 Subject: Physics Topic: Electric Charges and Fields

Electric potential at a point in an electric field is the amount of work done in bringing a unit positive charge from infinity to the point.   

(i) Electric potential is a scalar quantity.

(ii) S.I. unit: Volt(V).  

(iii) A positive charge in a field moves from higher potential to lower potential whereas an electron moves from lower potential to higher potential when left free.   

(iv) Work done in moving a charge q through a potential difference V is W = qV joule.

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