potential energy and potential difference

. It is the 'potential difference' that is responsible for the flow of water. Similarly 'electrical potential' is the direction of the flow of charge. Let us consider the process of depositing an electric charge, for example, a positive charge on a neutral body. It now..

. It is the 'potential difference' that is responsible for the flow of water. Similarly 'electrical potential' is the direction of the flow of charge. Let us consider the process of depositing an electric charge, for example, a positive charge on a neutral body. It now..

(higher potential to lower potential). Note that the free electrons flow in the direction opposite to the conventional current. For electrons to be driven through a resistance, there has to be a potential difference across its ends. Work is done by the electr..

The difference in the potential energy between two regions or across the cell membrane is called potential gradie..

Potential energy of an object can be defined as the energy possessed by the object by virtue of its position or conditio..

Let us study another type of energy, called the potential energy. Potential energy is the energy that can be associated with the configuration (or arrangement) of a system of objects that exert forces on one another. If the configuration ..

Study the following examples - a) Water stored in a reservoir is capable of rotating turbines, which are kept at a lower level i.e, water stored in a reservoir possesses energy. b) If you hit a nail hard with a hammer the nail gets fixed whereas if the hammer is just placed on the nail, t..

Water Potential - Water potential is regarded as the tendency of water to leave a system. It is often used while explaining the direction in which water flows from one cell to another or from one part of the plant to another e.g., from soil to root, from root to leaves, from lea..

'Electrical potential' is a condition, which determines the direction of the flow of charg..

>This work done, is stored in the body as gravitational potential energy. To be more precise, mgh is the energy of the Earth - Body system. The potential energy at a point depends on the reference level. However, the difference of pot..