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What is electric potential VV at a point in an electric field?

Potential energy per unit charge

How does electric potential vary with distance from a point charge?

Decreases towards zero at infinity

In the formula V=14πϵ0QrV = \frac{1}{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{Q}{r}, what does rr represent?

Distance from the charge

What type of potential does a positive charge QQ create?

Positive potential

What type of force is associated with a negative charge creating negative potential?

Attractive force

What does the formula E=ΔVΔrE = -\frac{\Delta V}{\Delta r} represent?

EE is the gradient of VV with respect to rr

What is the work done ΔW\Delta W to move charge QQ across potential difference ΔV\Delta V?

QΔVQ\Delta V

How much work is done when a charge moves along an equipotential surface?

No work is done

What is the shape of equipotential surfaces around a point charge?

Concentric circles

What does the area under an EE vs rr graph between two points represent?

Electric potential difference ΔV\Delta V

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