556 B
556 B
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.