Topic: Electric Potential Date: 8/17/2020

Important concepts:
 The electric potential V at a given point is the electric potential energy EPE of a smalltest charge q0 situated
at that point divided by the charge itself:
 a positive charge accelerates from a region of higher electric potential ltoward a region of lower electric
potential.
 A negative charge accelerates from a region of lower potential toward a region of higher potential
 An equipotential surface is a surface on which the electric potential is the same everywhere.
 The net electric force does no work as a charge moves on an equipotential surface.
 The electric field created by any charge or group of charges is everywhere perpendicular to the
associated equipotential surfaces and points in the direction of decreasing potential.

Giancoli outline:
 An equipotential surface must be perpendicular to the electric field at any point.

Young outline:

References:

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