If the electric potential at a single point is known, can E S at that point be determined? If so, how? If not, why not?

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If the electric potential at a single point is known, can E S at that point be determined? If so, how? If not, why not?

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Electric Potential:-

  • Electric potential is the effort required to transport unit charge from one point to another in the presence of an electric field. 
  • Earth is typically chosen as the reference point, but any location outside the range of the electric field charge is used.
  • An object's electrical potential energy is determined by two factors: the charge the thing carries internally, and the position of the object in relation to certain other electrically charged objects.
 
  • The amount of effort required to move an object from one location to another against an electric field determines the strength of the electric potential.
 
  • The energy gained when an object moves against an electric field is known as the electric potential energy. 
  • The electric potential is calculated for any charge by dividing the potential energy by the charge.

 

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