potential difference

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potential difference noun

The difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage

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voltage potential drop electric potential difference electric potential electromotive force electrochemical potential electric pressure electric energy electropotential potential volt potential energy overpotential electric field electrostatic energy overvoltage

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