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Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential: Department of Physics University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
Electric Potential Energy and Electric Potential: Department of Physics University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
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Electric Potential
Department of Physics
University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore
Wa b U b U a U
Also if the force is conservative, the total energy of the
particle remains constant
KE a PEa KE b PEb
Wa b U b U a U
b
U b U a F ds qEuniform yb ya
a
The work done only depends upon the
change in position
Physics 231 Lecture 3-5 Fall 2008
Electric Potential Energy
General Points
1) Potential Energy increases if the particle
moves in the direction opposite to the force on it
1 qq0
U
4 0 r
The signs of the charges are
included in the calculation