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Why is voltage described as potential energy per charge?
Voltage is often called an electromotive force since it causes a flow of charge. However, it is described in terms of Joules per Coulomb or Potential Energy per Charge.
Question: How does the ...
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When should I use $U=QV$ as opposed to $U=\frac{QV}2$?
In my electricity course, I am having trouble understanding the difference in between $U=QV$ and $U=\frac{QV}2$ when talking about energy stored in a system.
My idea was that when the potential is ...
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Why Does equipotential surfaces gets father apart in the regions of weak electric field?
If we consider a charge in space then we can draw infinite number of spheres (taking the distance between the spheres equal) around the charge and these spheres act as equipotential surfaces. Now, As ...
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Explanation of voltage $= dW/dq$
I recently started to learn about circuit theory, and in the book it straight up defines voltage as $ dW/dq$, or the derivative of energy with respect to charge. The thing is, I always thought of ...
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Why was $U=\frac{1}{2}QV$ not listed in my book as the potential energy of a capacitor?
$$U=\frac{Q^2}{2C}\tag{1}$$
$$U=\frac{1}{2}CV^2\tag{2}$$
$$U=\frac{1}{2}QV\tag{3}$$
$(1)$ and $(2)$ were listed in my book. However, I think $(3)$ is also a valid formula. Is there any particular ...
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Why do we use a unit positive charge while calculating the electric potential? Can't we use unit negative charge?
Electric potential is the amount of Work required to move a unit positive charge from infinity to a region of an electric field. Why do we need a positive charge for that? Can't we use negative charge?...
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Is voltage just energy per electron?
I know that voltage is just a difference in electrical pressure, but if voltage doesn't increase the velocity, or charge of electrons, then it must just increase their energy, right? How else would an ...
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Potential energy between 2 moving charges
Let's say we have 2 positive charges repelling each other along a line.
Initially they are pretty close and over time get far away from each other.
The key is that both charges are allowed to move and ...
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Energy of a Continuous Charge Distribution
I had a question regarding the derivation for the following expression of the energy of a continuous charge distribution
$$W=\frac{\epsilon_0}{2}\int_\text{all space} E^2d\tau$$
To get this result, we ...
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Energy stored in capacitor over time
I know that the maximum energy that can be stored in a capacitor is:
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U = \frac{Q^2}{2\,C}\,.
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What I am asked is to say how much energy was stored when half of the electric charge that could be ...
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Does electrical energy depend upon number of charges particles [closed]
This might sound silly,but,electrons in electric current carry electrical energy,so,does electrical energy depend upon the number of electrons?like if in a area,more electrons are flowing,then there ...
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Static electricity: High voltage but low energy
I watched a video of a serie called "The mechanical universe" recorded at California institute of technology in which was said that
"A Van der Graaff generator with a voltage of near ...
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Can negative electric potential be converted into kinetic energy?
If we were given that the potential energy $U$ at some point in space was negative, could we calculate its kinetic energy (KE)? If potential energy were positive then we could simply use the formula $$...
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Negative charge that gains voltage in an electric field?
I read that a negative charge that gains potential in a field loses energy I know the formula that relates voltage and charge to joules. But I can't visualize it. Where are the equipotential lines? ...
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Is voltage just the energy created from the separation of charges?
Recently learnt some physics, and I just want to check my understanding
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