LESSON 4:

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

Electric potential is the amount of work needed

to move a unit charge from a reference point to a
specific point against an electric field.
POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE

the difference of electrical potential between two

points.
The S.I unit measurement
for electric potential is the
volt (V) named after the
Italian physicist
Alessandro Volta
EXAMPLE #1
What is the potential difference between two
point in an electric field if it takes 600J of
energy to move a charge of 2C between these
two points?
EXAMPLE #2
How much work is needed to move a proton
from a point with a potential of +75 V to a
point where it is –25V?
Try it Out!
1. How much work is needed to move a −9.5uC charge from
ground to a point whose potential is +75 V.
2. What is the potential difference between two points if 1J
of work is required to move 1C of charge between two
points in an electric field?
3. How much work is need to move a 16nC charge with a
potential of +25 V to a point where it is -15 V?