Electric Potential: definition, explanation, example.

Definition:

"Electric potential is the amount of word done in moving a point test charge from its original position(reference position) to some specific point or position, while moving the charge in direction opposite to direction of field in which charge is present."

Explanation:-

The definition above seem to be difficult to understand the electric potential but I will explain it briefly.
Consider their is a positive point charge A, which have its own electric field around it. And there is another positive test charge B which has no electric field.

 When we will move the test charge B towards the electric field of point charge A then test charge B will move away from the point charge A. This is natural that charge always move from high potential to low potential.

low potential is the area where the charge feels less force while high potential is the area where the force is high.

So to move charge, against its natural movements. we have to provide electric potential or force or to do work. To move test charge B towards the charge A we have to apply some potential which is electric potential, to move the charge from low potential to high potential. So charge B will gain potential energy while moving towards high potential from low potential.

Electric potential is the basic studies of charges behavior with each other. So if you feel there is some type of confusion feel free to comment. The post will be update!

Coulomb's law, definition explanation

Definition:-

"The magnitude of electrostatic force of attraction and the magnitude of electrostatic force of repulsion between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of magnitude of both charges and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them(both charges)."

Formula:-

mathematically we can write this in the form,

where F is the force,

q1 is the charge 1 and q2 is the charge 2,

and r is the distance between them.

this proportionality can be removed by placing proportionality constant k. in the formula, 

where the value of this constant depends upon the medium between the two point charges.

When there will be air then its value will be 9.0 x 109 N • m2 / C2.

And this value of k will change, with the change in medium between the two charges.

Why like charges repel each other and unlike charges attract each other?

Why like charges repel each other?

"Like charges repel each other because, it depends upon where the two charges have their electric field forces directed."

As positive charge have electric field lines going away from it and when two positive charge particles come near to each other there electric field lines tries to bend each other and their lines of forces are opposite in direction with respect to each other so both particles tries to send away to each other and hence in this way they repels each other.

Below diagram explain all the things which is described above.

Why unlike charges attract each other?

Like charges attract each other because their electric field lines are in the same direction in respective to each other, as we know Negative charge have electric field lines towards it(or coming to each other), and positive charge have away from it or going away from it. so when both comes near to each other, while negative charge tries to attract positive charge and positive charge tries to move towards negative each other.

Below picture explain all the phenomena describe above.

Electric Fields lines and Forces

Electric Fields:-

"Electric Fields are the area or space or region around a body or particle which is charged, in which area it effects(attracts or repel) on other body or particle which is charged."

Explanation:-

Consider their is a charged particle A, it has Electric fields lines, because it is charged. When a unit positive charge(small charge) will come into its field lines then it will feel some force, which is the effect of Charged particle A. It will repel the unit charge (as positive and positive repel each other).

The unit positive charge will only feel this force when it will come into the region where there is Electric field lines of Particle A.

In above diagram unit charge 1 will feel force as it is in the field region of charged particle A, but 2 will not feel any force as it is out of field lines of charged particle A. 

Electric Forces:-

"The force which charged unit positive charge feel when it is in the electric field lines of charged particle (A)."

Explanation:-

As Charged particle have electric field region where it exerts some force on some other charged particle (when it comes in the electric field of that charge). There are two type of forces which is exert by the charged particle in its field region. Attractive force and Repulsive force. Positive charge exert repulsive force on other positive charged while it exert attractive force on negative charge. In general there is attractive forces in opposite charges and there is repulsive force in between like charges.  

In below pic A is positive charge and it is repelling other positive charge.

In below pic, A is positive charge which is attracting negative charge.