Electric Potential Difference

• Suppose charge q0 is moved from pt A to pt B through a region of space described by electric field E.

• Since there will be a force on the charge due to E, a certain amount of work W will have to be done to accomplish this task. We define the electric potential difference as:

• Since the force we have to exert must just cancel the electric force:

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