A charge of $6 C$ $6 C$ is passing through points A and B on a circuit. If the charge's electric potential changes from $24 J$ $24 J$ to $15 J$ $15 J$ , what is the voltage between points A and B?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-01T13:47:27

The voltage is $= 1.5 V$ $=1.5V$

Apply the equation

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

The charge is $Q = 6 C$ $Q=6C$

The change in energy is $DeltaE=24-15=9J$

The voltage is

$U=(DeltaE)/(Q)=9/6=1.5V$

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