Assertion :Electric potential and electric potential energy are different quantities. Reason: For a system of positive test charge and point charge, electric potential energy $=$ electric potential.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Potential and potential energy are different quantities.
If test charge $= Q$ and point charge $q$ ,
the electric potential is $V = K q / r$ and potential energy $W = Q V = k Q q / r$
Thus, $V \neq W$

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Assertion :Electric potential and electric potential energy are different quantities. Reason: For a system of positive test charge and point charge, electric potential energy = electric potential.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrectPotential and potential energy are different quantities.If test charge =Q and point charge q,the electric potential is V=Kq/r and potential energy W=QV=kQq/rThus, V≠W

Assertion :Electric potential and electric potential energy are different quantities. Reason: For a system of positive test charge and point charge, electric potential energy $=$ electric potential.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Potential and potential energy are different quantities.
If test charge $= Q$ and point charge $q$ ,
the electric potential is $V = K q / r$ and potential energy $W = Q V = k Q q / r$
Thus, $V \neq W$