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defination and explination of potential difference

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Potential Difference is the difference in electric potential energy per coulomb of charge at one point of a circuit compared to the charge at another point in a circuit.

Potential difference, or voltage, is a way of describing the energy of an electric field without using test charges. In circuits, potential difference is the difference in voltage from one part of a circuit to another. It can also be described by ohms law where the Voltage=Current*Resistance

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THE DIFFERENCE OF VOLTAGE FROM THE REFERENCE SOURCE TO THE LOAD OR A CERTAIN REFERENCE POINT AFTER PASSING THRU A CIRCUIT OR COMPONENTS.



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In an electrical circuit, potential between two points is defined as the amount of work done by an external agent in moving a unit charge from one point to another.

Mathematically, E=WQ

Where,

E = electrical potential difference between two points

W = Work done in moving a change from one point to another

Q = the quantity of charge in coulombs

The potential difference is measured by an instrument called voltmeter. The two terminals of a voltmeter are always connected parallel across the points whose potential is to be measured.


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