This week’s class was about determining the difference between Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential difference. Electric Potential Energy also referred to as PEq or stored energy of a charged object in an electric potential field. This energy has units of joules. Electric potential, also known as electric potential difference or voltage contains units of volts or joules/coulomb. It is important not to get these mistaken as the same thing because they’re not. Electric potential does not equal electric potential energy. Although, Joules/Coulomb (electric potential difference) = Joules/Charge (electric potential energy/charge).
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