What physical quantity does electron volt $(e V)$ measure?

Electric potential

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Force

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Displacement

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Energy

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Solution

The correct option is D Energy
Electron volt, unit of energy commonly used in atomic and nuclear physics, equal to the energy gained by an electron (a charged particle carrying unit electronic charge) when the electrical potential at the electron increases by one volt.

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