Electric potential difference and work done on charges

What this note covers

1. Electric potential and electric potential difference
2. Work done moving a charge through a potential difference
3. Electric field, potential difference and separation: W = qV = qEd
4. Charged particles accelerated between parallel plates
5. Deflection of charged particles between parallel plates
6. Energy conservation and the electronvolt
7. Synthesis: connecting field, force, energy and potential

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