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Electrostatic Potential Energy Store

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About Electrostatic Potential Energy
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:ElectricField.png|right|300px|thumb|If a [[chargedElectrical Charge|charge]] [[object]] is placed in an [[Electric Electrostatic Field|electric electrostatic field]] it will have [[energy]] in the [[Electrostatic Potential Energy Store]].]]The '''electrostatic potential energy store''' is the [[Energy Store|energy stored]] in a [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]] that is in an [[Electric Electrostatic Field|electric electrostatic field]].
===About The Electrostatic Potential Energy Store===
: The stronger the [[Electric Electrostatic Field|Electric electrostatic field]] the more [[energy]] in the '''electrostatic potential energy store'''.: The greater the [[Electrical Charge|charge]] of the [[object]] the more [[energy]] in the '''electrostatic potential energy store'''. ==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===The '''electrostatic potential energy store''' is the [[Energy Store|energy stored]] in a [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]] that is in an [[Electrostatic Field|electrostatic field]]. ===About Electrostatic Potential Energy===: '''Electrostatic Potential Energy''' is a [[Potential Energy|potential energy]] due to the position of a [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]] in an [[Electrostatic Field|electrostatic field]].: The '''electrostatic potential energy store''' of an [[object]] is related to two important factors:*The [[magnitude]] of the [[Electrical Charge|charge]] - The greater the [[Electrical Charge|charge]] the greater the '''electrostatic potential energy store'''.*The distance between [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]]s - The greater the distance between 'like [[Electrical Charge|charges]]' the smaller the '''electrostatic potential energy''', the greater the distance between 'opposite [[Electrical Charge|charges]]' the greater the '''electrostatic potential energy'''.