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Voltage.
The correct term for the amount of energy per unit of charge is potential difference.
Energy = Charge * Voltage
Simple rearranging gives: Voltage = Energy / Charge
Therefore a volt can be defined as a "joule per coulomb".
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Define the 'potential difference between the ends of a conductor'?
The potential difference between the ends of a conductor is called voltage.
The difference in electrical potential energy between two places is called?
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What is potential and potential difference?
You can compare 'potential' with the height of an object, and 'potential difference' with the difference in height between two objects.Height is not absolute, we always specify height with respect to some point of reference, such as 'sea level'. Objects above sea level we can designate as, for example, plus 1000 metres; objects below sea level we can designate as, for example, minus 500 metres.The difference in height between these to objects will be +1000 - (-500) = 1500 metres.In much the same way, potential depends upon from where it is measured. In many cases, we measure potential with respect to earth, although we could use any other reference point, in which case its potential would be different. For example one object may have a potential of +1000 V with respect to earth, while another has a potential of -500 V with respect to earth.The potential difference between these two objects will be +1000 - (-500) = 1500 V.To summarise, potential exists at a single point, and is always measured with respect to another point, such as earth. Potential is always assigned a polarity with respect to its point of reference. Potential difference is the difference in the potentials at two different points, and does not have polarity assigned to it (do not confuse 'sense' -the direction in which it acts- with 'polarity').Finally, 'voltage' is another name for potential difference, not potential. It would be incorrect to ask "What is the voltage at this point with respect to earth".
What is an electrical force between non-moving charges called?
Static electricity
What is an electrical force between non moving charges called?
Static force
What is it called when positive and negative charges have a potential difference?
Voltage.
Define the 'potential difference between the ends of a conductor'?
The potential difference between the ends of a conductor is called voltage.
What is a difference in electric charge called?
The chemical gradient refers to the imbalance of substances across the membrane. The Electrical Gradient refers to the difference of charges between substances on different sides of the Membrane. The Electrochemical Gradient refers to the combination of the previous two gradients. The short answer is MEMBRANE POTENTIAL.
A movement of charges in response to a potential difference is called what?
Current and it is measured in amps, milliamps or perhaps microamps.
What is the potential difference between 2 points in a circuit called?
Voltage drop
What is a voltage of a battery?
It is the potential difference between the positive and negative terminals of the battery. The unit of electrical potential is the volt, so the difference in potential between two ponts is also a quantity with units of volts, colloquially called the 'voltage' between the points.
Why do charges flow in wires?
Electronic charges will flow when a potential difference between the two locations, and an adequate path between them exists (with a low enough dielectric constant to allow the flow of charge - such as a wire). Electrons will move from here to there because there are "extra" electrons here, and there's some "missing" electrons there. Electrons have a specific charge. If you have "extra" electrons at one location relative to "missing" electrons at another location, you will have a negative voltage here, and a positive voltage (relative to here) there. This is called a potential difference (or voltage difference).
How does a battery convert energy?
The two sides, the anode and the cathode contain opposite charges. The difference between the charges determines the potential of the battery. The potential can be described as stored energy, called electric potential energy. When the anode and cathode are connected by a circuit, the difference between the charges diminishes, which means this stored energy is being lost somehow. Different loads can harness this energy and convert it to another. Electric motors use magnetic fields induced by the electric current, which means that the electric potential energy is being converted into magnetic potential energy, which is immediately converted into kinetic energy, while incandescent light bulbs use electrical resistance of a filament to convert the electric potential, into a combination of infrared and visible light energy.
The property of an electrical device that permits storage of electrically separated charges when potential differences exist between the conductors is called what?
Capacitance.
Electrical charge resulting from the difference between positive and negative ions outside and inside the brain cell membrane is called?
Membrane potential
What is used to measure potential difference?
A Volt meter is used to measure potential difference (a.k.a. voltage). Potential difference is measured in units called: Volts (V).
What is the potential difference between two points in a circuit is called?
Voltage drop
