[[Electric Force, Field, and Potential]] # Summary * Electric potential is energy per charge: $V=\Delta U_E/q$ (Volts) * Potential comes from multiple point charges added as scalars. * Potential can be positive or negative, reference set at infinity. * Electric field points towards decreasing potential. $|\vec E|=|\Delta V/\Delta r|$ * Equipotent lines (isolines) are perpendicular to field vectors. No work is done moving charge along equipotent. * Conductors in electrical contact redistribute charge on the surface until it sits at the same potential.