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What is an electric potential? 2 Why should you ground electrical system at home? 3 What is work done in a point charge by moving it?

College Physics

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ISBN:9781938168000

Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Publisher:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

Chapter19: Electric Potential And Electric Field

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10CQ: Can the potential of a non-uniformly charged sphere be the same as that of a point charge? Explain.

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