Chapter 25 Electric Potential. Like gravity, the electric force is conservative: it has a Potential…

Embed Size (px)

DESCRIPTION

Electric Potential Like gravity, the electric force is conservative: it has a Potential Energy. A charge in an electric field has electric potential energy (EPE, or U) Example, a particle with charge +q in a constant EF: Introduction +q F=qE E Analogy: Gravity m F=mg g