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units of potential difference in cgs and mks system.

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Potential difference is a measure of the work required to move a quantity of charge in an electrostatic field. Specifically, it is a measure of the potential energy per unit electric charge that is characterised by any point in an electric field. The dimension of potential difference are:
Potential difference=WorkCharge=MassLength2CurrentTime3

In the MKS system, potential difference is measure in joulecoulomb, or volts.

In the CGS system, potential difference is measure in millivolts or microvolts.

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