‘usre0z1 \Votiage or Electre Potental Diference | ElectrealaU Q = Menu Voltage or Electric Potential Difference Last updated October 28, 2020 by Blectical4U What is Voltage? a atten oak) Voltage Battery teroay Voto - - J __] No Fiow! Electrical 4 U Before understanding voltage or electric potential difference, it’s important to first investigate how a charged particle moves in a uniform static electric field, Voltage Theory Let us consider two parallel plates, that are connected to a battery. The upper plate is connected with positive terminal of battery. Hence this plate is positively charged, and the lower plate is connected to negative terminal ofthe battery and hence this lower plate is negatively charged. htps:ww electrical comivoliage-or-alectic-polantal-itferenca! 19‘ys02t \Votiage or Electre Potental Diference | ElectrealaU ‘These plates produce a static electric field between them which is proportional to surface charge density of both plates, (% let's the surface charge density of the upper plate is . Then the surface charge density of lower plate will be -o. The electric field produced by the only positive plate is surface charge density divided by twice of permeability of the space between the plates ie. Similarly, a static electri field produced by the negative plate is Hence resultant electric field between the plates is, Let us now assume a positively charged particle enters into that electric field. Ifthe particle has a charge of q Coulomb, then electrostatic force applied on that particle will be Re=qE ‘Where, Eis the electric field vector and it is constant for a uniform electric field ‘Now acceleration of the particle, Where m is the mass of the particle hnps:ihwwielctical4u comialiage-or-lectric-polenta-aiference! 29‘ys02t \Votiage or Electre Potental Diference | ElectrealaU Hence velocity of the particle at any instant can be written as, ‘Where vais the initial velocity of the particle at the entrance into a uniform electric field So, position of the particle at any instant t can be written as, Where pois the initial position of the particle at the entrance into a uniform electric field ‘The path is the function of a parabola. Hence it can be predicted from the function that the motion of a charged particle in a uniform electric field is projectile motion in a parabolic path. If you would prefer a video explanation, you can watch the video on voltage below hnps:ihwwielctical4u comialiage-or-lectric-polenta-aiference! 39‘usr02 \Votiage or Electre Potental Diference | ElectrealaU Electrical Potential Difference and Definition of Voltage ‘We can use electric field vector to characterize static electric field in space. By observing the movement of charged particles inside an electri field, one can predict the exact characteristics ofthat field If the field is strong enough, the deflection of a charged particle in a parabolic path will be sharper, and if the field is, weak, deflection is less, But it is not the practical way of measuring the intensity of an electric field. Another physical ‘quantity is there which is much easier to measure and also used to characterise an electric field, and this quantity is, known aselectric potential difference, Electrical potential V() of a position in the electrical field is such that, electric potential energy is required to place a particle of charge q at that position, would be the product of charge ofthe particle q and the potential of that position ‘V(0. Thatis potential energy U()=4.V(0). The SI unit of electrical potential is Volt, named after an of Italian physicist Alessandro Volta (1745 ~ 1827). Voltmeters are used to measure the potential difference between two points. ‘There is a misconception about potential and voltage, Many of us think that both are the same, But voltage is not exactly potential itis the measure ofthe electric potential difference between two points ield Vector Electrical potential and electrical field vector, both characterize the same thing that is space of electrical feld. Since both Electrical Potential and Electrical electric potential and electrical field vector describe an electric field, they are related hnps:ihwwielctical4u comialiage-or-lectric-polenta-aiference! 49‘ys02t \Votiage or Electre Potental Diference | ElectrealaU After going through the abow portion of voltage theory we can now establish a definition of potential difference, definition of voltage in few words. Which says Voltage is the difference in electric potential energy per unit change between two points Voltage is the work to be done, upon an unit charge to move between two points, against a static electric field. A voltage Which is a measure of electric potential difference, is the cause of electrical current to flow in a closed circuit, Want More Electrical Knowledge? 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