The work done in moving 5 coulombs of charge between two points in an electric field is 30 joule. Calculate the potential difference between the two points.

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Solution

The potential difference PD between two points is defined as the work done in moving a unit charge between them.
Hence $P D = \frac{w o r k}{c h a r g e} = \frac{30}{5} = 6$
Answer:- 6 volts.

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