Preferred term
electrical potential
Definition
- Defined as the amount of work needed per unit of electric charge to move the charge from a reference point to a specific point in an electric field. By definition, the electric potential at the reference point is zero units. A typical reference point is earth (ground).
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- voltage
Identifier
- 0007219
Change note
- 0009-0008-1278-8890 Michael Götte created the resource
URI
https://w3id.org/nfdi4cat/voc4cat_0007219