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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.
===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.