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NRJC: /* About Electrostatic Potential */

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‎About Electrostatic Potential

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NRJC: Created page with "==Key Stage 4== ===Meaning=== An '''electrostatic potential''' is a point that needs work to be done on an charge to get it there. ===Abou..."

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Created page with "==Key Stage 4== ===Meaning=== An '''electrostatic potential''' is a point that needs work to be done on an charge to get it there. ===Abou..."

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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
An '''electrostatic potential''' is a point that needs [[Work Done|work]] to be done on an [[Electrical Charge|charge]] to get it there.

===About Electrostatic Potential===
: '''Electrostatic potential''' can be considered like a [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential]] that needs [[Work Done|work]] to be done on an [[object]] to lift it to that height.
: [[Work Done|Work]] is done by an [[Electrical Current|current]] to move a [[Electrical Charge|charge]] from one '''potential''' to another '''potential'''.
: If two '''potentials''' are the same, then no [[Work Done|work]] is done on the [[Electrical Charge|charge]].
: If two '''potentials''' are different this is called a [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] and [[Work Done|work]] is done on an [[Electrical Charge|electrical charge]].
: Without a [[Potential Difference|'''potential''' difference]] [[Electrical Current|current]] will not pass through an [[object]]. This is why birds can stand on high '''voltage''' [[Transmission Line|power lines]]. The '''potential''' at each of their feet is identical, so no [[Electrical Current|current]] will pass through their body.

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 ===About Electrostatic Potential===
-: '''Electrostatic potential''' can be considered like a [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential]] that needs [[Work Done|work]] to be done on an [[object]] to lift it to that height.
+: '''Electrostatic potential''' can be considered like the [[Gravitational Potential Energy Store|gravitational potential energy store]] of 1 [[kilogram]]. [[Work Done|Work]] must be done to on that 1kg [[object]] to lift it to a given height in a [[Gravitational Field|gravitational field]].
 : [[Work Done|Work]] is done by an [[Electrical Current|current]] to move a [[Electrical Charge|charge]] from one '''potential''' to another '''potential'''.
 : If two '''potentials''' are the same, then no [[Work Done|work]] is done on the [[Electrical Charge|charge]].
 : If two '''potentials''' are different this is called a [[Potential Difference|potential difference]] and [[Work Done|work]] is done on an [[Electrical Charge|electrical charge]].
 : Without a [[Potential Difference|'''potential''' difference]] [[Electrical Current|current]] will not pass through an [[object]]. This is why birds can stand on high '''voltage''' power lines. The '''potential''' at each of their feet is identical, so no [[Electrical Current|current]] will pass through their body.

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 ==Key Stage 4==
 ===Meaning===
-'''Electrostatic potential''' is the [[Work Done|work done]] on a [[Positive Charge|positive electrical charge]] of +1 [[Coulomb]] to push it to a location in an [[Electrical Field|electrical field]].
+'''Electrostatic potential''' is the [[Work Done|work done]] on a [[Positive Charge|positive electrical charge]] of +1 [[Coulomb]] to push it to a location in an [[Electrostatic Field|electrostatic field]].
 ===About Electrostatic Potential===