Electric Potential = PE/q
Electric potential is measured in volts (V) or Joules per Coulombs (J/C). The website, Physics Classroom states that, "the concept of electric potential is used to express the affect of an electric field of a source in terms of the location within the electric field." From this website, I found that an object with twice the charge will experience twice the potential energy when placed in the same location. Despite this, the electric potential is the same.
I also learned that a battery powered electric circuit has locations of high and low potentials. The charge moves through the wires and change in electric potential. There is an electric field created within the electrochemical cells of a battery between two terminals.
We will learn a lot more and expand our knowledge in this subject in the upcoming week!
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