Physics A-Level
Energy transfer in electric fields
What Energy transfer in electric fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Energy transfer in electric fields
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Reference: OCR
Electrical work done on a charged particle accelerated through a potential difference V equals qV, or eV when the charge magnitude is the elementary charge e.
Topics that use Energy transfer in electric fields
- E.m.f. and p.d (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Applying W = VQ and W = EQ
- E.m.f.
- Electromotive force (e.m.f.)
- Energy transfer and charge
- Internal resistance and terminal p.d.
- Kinetic energy of charged particles
- Potential difference
- Series and parallel p.d.
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