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electric potentialAmount of work needed to move a unit electric charge from a reference point to a specific point against an electric field. The potential energy of a positive charge increases when it moves against an electric field, and decreases when it moves with the field. Electric potential can be thought of as potential energy per unit charge. The work done in moving a unit charge from one point to another, as in an electric circuit, is equal to the difference in potential energies at each point. Electric potential is expressed in units of joules per coulomb, or volts. |
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| Connecting dissimilar metals in an electrolyte creates a direct current (DC) "battery" and the scientific explanation as to why galvanic corrosion occurs has to do with things like migrating electrons and electrical potential. Zeta potential can be defined as the electrical potential very close to the surface of a solid material immersed in a water solution. The last space shuttle--tether experiment, which unspooled about 12 miles of cable, generated thousands of volts of electrical potential and kilowatts of power, burned through the insulation of the cable, and generated a tremendous explosive arc of electricity, that snapped the tether. |
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