if you do more work to move more charge a sertain distance against an electric field, and increse the electric potential energy as a result, why do you not also increase the electric potential?
2007-05-19 19:06:51 · 3 answers · asked by Lana F 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Small capacitance. The energy is the capacitance times the potential difference.
2007-05-19 19:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of the potential difference as the upward slope of the road on which a truck is to be moved. The steeper the slope, the more is the potential difference and more effort is needed to move the truck through the same distance.
Think of potential energy as the total volume of a reservoir. It can hold a lot of water without being at a great height. By moving a number of trucks up the same slope, you are not changing the slope!
2007-05-20 02:35:14 · answer #2 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
curents.
2007-05-20 02:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋