Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance
CBSE Class 12 - Physics
(Short Q and A)
Answer: The electrostatic potential at a point is defined as amount of work done per unit positive test charge in moving the test charge from infinity to that point against the electrostatic force due to the electric field.
Q4: Is electric potential a scalar quantity or vector quantity?
Q2: Name the physical quantity whose SI unit is Joule coulomb⁻ⁱ?
Answer: Electric potential
Q3: Does the electric potential increase or decrease along the electric line of force?
Answer: It decreases along the electric line of force.
Q4: Is electric potential a scalar quantity or vector quantity?
Answer: Scalar quantity
