A charge of $12 C$ is passing through points A and B on a circuit. If the charge's electric potential changes from $58 J$ to $42 J$ , what is the voltage between points A and B?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-21T18:03:58

See the explanation below

Apply the equation

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

The charge is $Q=12C$

The change in energy is $DeltaE=58-42=16J$

The voltage is

$U=(DeltaE)/(Q)=16/12=1.33V$

A charge of 12 C12 C is passing through points A and B on a circuit. If the charge's electric potential changes from 58 J58 J to 42 J42 J, what is the voltage between points A and B?