Nijo posted an Question
August 02, 2020 • 17:36 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
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What is the difference between electrostatic field energy and electrostatic potential energy..?

what is the difference between electrostatic field energy and electrostatic potential energy..?

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    Chandra prakash best-answer

    read this

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    read carefully.. first page

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    What is the potential energy of a uniformly charged sphere..?? Kq^2/2r or Kq^2/r Potential energy - Vq =kq^2/r Field energy = Kq^2/2r I am confused... 🤔🤔

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    Chandra prakash

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_potential_energy&ved=2ahUKEwjBvaT89vvqAhX6zjgGHT0zBokQFjAOegQIIRAH&usg=AOvVaw2aYsGo8CGDBv18TJ_J_MGD&cshid=1596351069583

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    read this article

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    Sir, please tell me.., if there is no difference between electrostatic field energy and electrostatic potential energy, what is the need for that new term("electrostatic field energy")... can you please tell me in a intuitive way by comparing them...

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    wait

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    dear I attaching one file so plz read this

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    Somnath

    Both are same.Suppose you are moving a charge particle in an electric field then either you have to do work against the electrostatic force or by the electrostatic force. This energy stored as the potential energy of the particle.

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    the electrostatic field energy for a uniformly charged sphere is kq^2/2r and electrostatic potential energy for it is kq^2/r

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    Chandra prakash

    The basic difference between electric potential and electric potential energy is that Electric potential at a point in an electric field is the amount of work done to bring the unit positive charge from infinity to that point, while electric potential energy is the energy that is needed to move a charge against the

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    I want to know the difference between electrostatic field energy and electrostatic potential energy...

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    When two objects in each other's vicinity have different electrical charges, an electrostatic field exists between them. An electrostatic field also forms around any single object that is electrically charged with respect to its environment. An object is negatively charged (-) if it has an excess of electrons relative to its surroundings. An object is positively charged (+) if it is deficient in electrons with respect to its surroundings.

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    it's something about Field energy

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    Chandra prakash

    dear both are same.. don't get confused... Best regards..

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    if you have any questions please feel free to ask

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    Ruby negi best-answer

    both are same...

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    then why are we making a distinction between them..?

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    I always read both se same. also if u Google Electrostatic field energy ,u will get Electrostatic potential energy.

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    where did u read this? please attach something in ur support...

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    the electrostatic field energy for a uniformly charged sphere is kq^2/2r and electrostatic potential energy for it is kq^2/r...

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    I want the exact difference between them

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    is First Kq^2/2r and second kq/r???.. please check this

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    second is not potential... I mean potential energy

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    can you please tell the difference in a intuitive way

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    What is the potential energy of a uniformly charged sphere..?? Kq^2/2r or Kq^2/r Potential energy - Vq =kq^2/r Field energy = Kq^2/2r I am confused... 🤔🤔

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    according to me both Electrostatic potential energy and Electrostatic field energy are same..

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    and for charged sphere, Electrostatic potential energy is kQ^2/2r.

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    this is what I read .

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    but potential energy = q* potential = kq^2/r

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    potential energy = potential multiplied by charge... so...

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