Asked in MDCAT Test Series — Electrostatics, Work and Energy

Electric potential energy per unit charge is:

Correct answer: C. Electric potential

  • A. Electric flux
  • B. Electric field
  • C. Electric potential
  • D. Electric intensity

Explanation

OPTION A: Electric flux is defined as: The number of lines of force that pass through the area placed in the electric field.OPTION B: An electric field is defined as any region around a charge in which an electric test charge would experience an electric force.OPTION C: Energy per unit charge is called electric potential.V=E/qHence, C is the correct option.OPTION D: The intensity of an electric field at any point is the force per unit positive test charge placed at that point.E=F/qo

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Electric potential is the work done per unit positive charge in bringing it from infinity to a point, while potential difference compares energy change between two points. Work includes potential due to point charges, superposition of scalar potentials, equipotential surfaces, and the relation between electric field and potential.

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