Chapter 10

Electric Potential and Capacitance

When an object moves in a gravitational field, it usually experiences a change in
kinetic energy and in gravitational potential energy because there is work done on
the object by gravity. Similarly, when a charge moves in an electric field, it
generally experiences a change in kinetic energy and in electrical potential energy
because of the work done on it by the electric field. In this chapter we will discuss
electric potentials.