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what is potential and potential difference
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Answer 1

Potential is the magnitude of a force (e.g. volts or g) , it ignores the direction that the force is acting in and is an indication that, potentially, you might get some work out of this force if you can find another point( could be the state of some complex system - doesn't have to be a real point) with different potential nearby ( alternatively that it may potentially cost you some energy to move something there).

If you do find a different place with a different potential then the difference in the potentials between those points/positions/places/states/conditions is the potential difference.

Often used in electrics where the elctrochemical energy stored in the battery creates a force (Volts) between the battery terminals that, potentially, is capable of moving charged particles between the terminals if you provide a lot of those particles ( like electrons in a wire or plasma for example).



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Answer 2

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