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Voltage is the common word for potential difference. Which term is more descriptive, voltage or potential difference?
Which term is more descriptive, voltage or potential difference?
Answer to Problem 1CQ
The term potential difference is more descriptive than the term voltage.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
Voltage is the common word for potential difference.
Voltage or potential difference is denoted by letter and measured in units of Volt. Potential
difference or voltage is the work done in moving a unit positive charge from one point to another.
They determine the direction of flow charges between two points. Since voltage or potential
difference is the difference in electric potential between two points, the term potential difference
is more descriptive than the term voltage.
Conclusion:
The term potential difference is more descriptive than the term voltage.
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