This week in Physics, we learned a little bit about Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy. Electric Potential Energy is the stored energy of a charged object in an electric potential field. Its unites are in Joules. During our lesson, Mr. Blake over and over said that Electric Potential DOES NOT equal Electric Potential Energy. But, he did say that Electric Potential DOES equal Electric Potential Energy/Charge. Electric Potential is also known as "Electric Potential Difference". This unit of Electric Potential is in Volts (Voltages) because it is Joules/Coulombs. Basically, Electric Potential is how much energy you get per unit of charge. This is all I know of this unit so far and hopefully this week I get a better understanding of it!
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