Timeline for Textbook question on calculation of potential difference between two points
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| Dec 13, 2021 at 7:22 | vote | accept | Cirrus86 | ||
| Dec 12, 2021 at 17:10 | answer | added | Guntas Gill | timeline score: 0 | |
| Dec 11, 2021 at 9:37 | comment | added | Adil Mohammed | Yes, I think the textbook is most likely to be wrong. Also note, that potential difference is the work done by the external force against the electric field, which means $F_{ext}=-F_{electrostatic}$ as they are in opposite directions and if you are considering an unit charge $F_{electrostatic}=E$. So the formula would be $$V=-\int_{i}^f Edx$$ | |
| Dec 11, 2021 at 9:21 | history | edited | Qmechanic♦ |
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| Dec 11, 2021 at 9:11 | comment | added | Adil Mohammed | By "2uC", do you mean $2μC=2 \times10^{-6}C$? | |
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| S Dec 11, 2021 at 8:57 | history | asked | Cirrus86 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |