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Electrical potential is called "voltage."
Consider a rope-pulling contest, with two teams pulling oppositely on the ends of the rope. You know that only one team will win -- the team which has more power.
The same principle applies in the case of electric potential. From one point to another, one point will be able to access electrons more easily than the other. Just as in a rope-pulling contest, if both potentials are equal, nothing will happen. Nobody wins or loses the rope-pulling contest, and in the case of electricity, no electrons will move. In other words, electricity will not "flow."
CommentIt is incorrect to describe 'potential' as 'voltage'. By definition, 'voltage' means 'potential difference', not potential.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoit depends on the application but in most cases it means that whatever the application pertains to can potentially store more than is rated.
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∙ 8y agoElectrical potential is just another way of saying voltage. The definition of voltage is a potential difference or an electromotive force expressed in volts
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∙ 12y agoEnergy that is not moving
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Do charges in an electric circuit flow because of a difference in electrical potential energy?
"voltage" (also referred to as 'potential')
Could you define a magnetic potential energy as electrical or gravitational potential energy?
It is both as gravity makes electric power with magnets hope it helps.
What does it mean for an object to have electrical charge?
If an object has an electrical charged, it usually means that and electrical current also known as a flow of electrons is passing through it.
Why the deionised water still can be dangerous with the electrical appliances?
Even deionized water can be dangerous with electrical appliances because many such appliances contain nearby surfaces with a sufficiently high electrical potential difference between them to ionize water itself and thereby make the water electrically conducting.
What is the electrochemical gradient of an ion?
spatial variation of both electrical potential and chemical concentration across a membrane. Both components are often due to ion gradients, particularly proton gradients, and the result can be a type of potential energy available for work in a cell
What is the relations between electrical field and electrical potential?
The electrical field E = - dV/dr, the derivative of the electrical potential, V.
Which unit is used when measuring electrical potential?
The most common unit of electrical potential is the Volt (V)
When the electrical potential in a cell is in action versus a resting state the electrical charge reversal?
Action Potential
What is the voltage at the location of a 0.0001-Coulomb charge that has an electric potential energy of 0.5 joules?
Electric Potential = Electrical Potential Energy/ Charge The measurement for electric potential is call the volt. Electrical Potential is often called voltage. Voltage or Electrical Potential = 0.5 Joules / .0001 Coloumb = 5000
What is a electrical current is produced when charges are accelerated by an electrical field to move to a position of potential energy that is?
potential energy
What is the electrical unit of potential difference?
Potential Difference is measured in Volts
Is electrical enerty potential energy?
the answer is no electrical energy is something plunged or it has battery's and potential energy is some thing that moves and its waiting to do something
Define voltage in terms of electric potential energy and charge?
When unlike charges are moved farther apart, they gain electrical potential energy. Electrical potential difference is the change in potential energy per coulomb of charge. Voltage is the common name for electrical potential difference and is measured in volts (V). Electrical energy depends on the amount of charge and voltage. Electrochemical cells, or batteries, are a common source of voltage. We use voltmeters to measure potential difference. :)
Is electrical energy potential energy?
yes
Action potential is an?
Explosion of electrical activity
What is the unit of electrical potential?
Voltage
An electrical impulse moving down an axon is called?
This is called action potential. Action potential is the change in electrical potential that occurs between the inside and outside of a nerve or muscle fiber when it is stimulated, serving to transmit nerve signals.
