Electricity

Presented By:
Lonesa A. Pascual
MAED-General Science
 Today’s Focus
Electric Potential Energy
Electric Potential
Electric Potential Difference
Equipotential Surface
The Relation Between the Electric Field
and the Electric Potential
Electric Potential Energy

it is the potential energy that results from

conservative Coulomb forces and is associated with
the configuration of a particular set of point charges
with a defined system.
the energy needed to move a charge against an
electric field.
is possessed by an object by virtue of two elements,
those being the charge possessed by an object itself
and the relative position of an object with respect to
other electrically charged objects.
Example of Electric Potential
Energy
A 1.5 V battery has an electric potential of 1.5 volts which
means the battery is able to do work or supply electric
potential energy of 1.5 joules per coulomb in the electric
circuit
Electric Potential Energy
 Electric Potential

the amount of work needed to move a unit charge from a

reference point to a specific point against an electric field.
Typically, the reference point is Earth, although any point
beyond the influence of the electric field charge can be
used.
The electric potential at a point is the amount of work done
to move a unit positive charge from an infinitely long
distance to that point. The SI unit of electric potential is volt
(V), and it can also be written as Joule per Coulomb
Electric Potential
 Uses of Electric Potential

Electric potential is one of the most commonly used

electrical quantities and is fundamental to the storage and
release of electrical energy
Electric potential is more practical than the electric field
because differences in potential, at least on conductors, are
more readily measured directly. Electric potentials and
electric fields in a given region are related to each other,
and either can be used to describe the electrostatic
properties of space.
 Electric Potential Difference

also known as voltage, is the external work needed to bring

a charge from one location to another location in an electric
field. Electric potential difference is the change of potential
energy experienced by a test charge.
equal to the amount of current multiplied by the resistance
applied to conductors to induce flow is the “pressure” that
forces electrons to drift. Without it, there's no cause for the
electrons to drift in the same direction, so there will be no
current.
Electric Potential Difference
 Equipotential Surface

the locus of all points at the same potential, is known as the

equipotential surface. No work is required to move a charge
from one point to another on the equipotential surface. In
other words, any surface with the same electric potential at
every point
any surface over which the potential is constant
Example of Equipotential Surface

An isolated metallic sphere with uniform distribution of

negative charge is an example of an equipotential surface
because the electric field lines are always perpendicular to
the surface of the metal which is one of the properties of an
equipotential surface.
Relationship between the Electric
Field and the Elctric Potential

Two important conclusions concerning the relation

between electric field and potential are: (i) Electric field is in
the direction in which the potential decreases steepest. (ii)
Its magnitude is given by the change in the magnitude of
potential per unit displacement normal to the equipotential
surface at the point.