A charge of $2 C$ is passing through points A and B on a circuit. If the charge's electric potential changes from $17 J$ to $5 J$ , what is the voltage between points A and B?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-22T09:06:14

The voltage is $=6V$

Apply the equation

$"Energy"(J)"$ $= " Electric potential(V)"xx"Charge (C)"$

The charge is $Q=2C$

The change in energy is $DeltaE=17-5=12J$

The voltage is

$U=(DeltaE)/(Q)=12/2=6V$

A charge of 2 C2 C is passing through points A and B on a circuit. If the charge's electric potential changes from 17 J17 J to 5 J5 J, what is the voltage between points A and B?