Practice mode Electrostatics

Electric potential at a point is the work done per unit positive charge in bringing a charge from infinity to that point. Its SI unit, the volt, is equivalent to ____.

Correct answer A. J C⁻¹

Explanation

V = W/q, so one volt is one joule per coulomb. N C⁻¹ is the unit of electric field, which is equivalent to V m⁻¹, not V.

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