What is potential?

1.	What is potential?
Answer» Electric potential is defined as work done on per unit charge.S.I. unit of electric potential is Volt.The electric potential is said to be 1 volt if 1 joule work is done in moving 1 coulomb charge.Electric potential is a scalar quantity.Voltmeter is used to measure electric potential difference. The electric potential difference is the cause of electric current.

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