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is electric potential conservative?
is it correct?
is it correct?
Conservative potential is a potential that gives rise to conservative force.gabbagabbahey said:What definiton of "conservative" are you using?
K^2 said:Conservative potential is a potential that gives rise to conservative force.
Alternatively, it's one that is path independent, and is simply a function of coordinate.
Electric potential is a measure of the potential energy that a charged particle possesses in an electric field. It is a scalar quantity that is measured in volts (V).
A conservative force is one in which the work done by the force is independent of the path taken. In the case of electric potential, this means that the work done by an electric field on a charged particle is the same regardless of the path taken by the particle.
Electric potential can be calculated using the formula V = kQ/r, where V is the electric potential, k is the Coulomb's constant, Q is the charge of the particle, and r is the distance from the particle to the point where the potential is being measured.
No, electric potential is only conservative in the absence of changing magnetic fields. In the presence of changing magnetic fields, electric potential is not conservative and the work done by the electric field is dependent on the path taken.
Electric potential and electric field are related by the equation E = -∇V, where E is the electric field, V is the electric potential, and ∇ is the gradient operator. This means that the electric field is the negative gradient of the electric potential.