Physics A-Level
Inverse relationship between potential and distance
What Inverse relationship between potential and distance means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Inverse relationship between potential and distance
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Reference: OCR
For a point charge Q, V = Q/(4πε₀r), where r is the distance from the centre of Q and ε₀ = 8.85 × 10⁻¹² F m⁻¹.
Topics that use Inverse relationship between potential and distance
- Electric potential and energy (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Electric potential
- Geometry determining capacitance
- Graphical representation of force against distance
- Permittivity of free space
- Potential difference
- Sign convention for like and unlike charges
- Work done
- Work done as area under a force–distance graph
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