Chpt 17: Electric Potential

Question 1

electric potential

Answer 1

type of potential energy

amt of energy that is required to move an electron or proton from one place to another within an electrical field

Question 2

symbol for electrical potential

Answer 2

V for volts or voltage

Question 3

Volt

Answer 3

the term/unit for electric potential

Question 4

Units for volts/voltage

Answer 4

joules per coulomb (where coulomb is the charge of one electron)

Question 5

Potential difference

Answer 5

Delta electrical potential (as in delta V for delta volts)

Question 6

Electrical field

Answer 6

an ‘aura’ or region around a charged that attracts or repels other charges

Question 7

Capacitor

Answer 7

a device that can store electrical charge (usually involves two equal but opposite conducting plates)

Question 8

Capacitance

Answer 8

Physical property of capacitors that tells you how much electrical charge they can hold

Question 9

Condition under which voltage can be related to electrical field

Answer 9

when electrical field is constant

Question 10

equipotential line

Answer 10

a line that depicts the electrical potential for particles found at a given location within an electrical field

*the electrical potential for all points along an equipotential line are equal, and no work is required to move particles along the line.

Question 11

equipotential surface

Answer 11

a 3D version of an equipotential line that depicts electric potential for particles found in a given location on a sphere around a charge

Question 12

How much does an eVolt equal

Answer 12

the voltage for each electron (volts/Coulombs)