Potential, Equipotentials & Energy
Try this: Try every route from A to B. Does the field's work change?
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About this simulation
Carry a charge from A to B along four different routes and get the same answer every time.
Taught in Electric Potential & Energy
- electric potential
- equipotentials
- potential energy
- path independence
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