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Question
State the unit of electric potential and define it.
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Solution
Volt is the SI unit of electric potential.
One volt: When one coulomb of charge is brought from infinity to a given point in an electric field, such that work done is one joule, then the electric potential is said to be one volt.
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Electric potential is said to be one volt if one Joule of work is done in moving one coulomb of charge from infinity to a given point in an electric field.
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