There is a hysteresis effect in ferroelectric materials, too.Naty1 said:I'm guessing he might have been alluding to the hysteresis effect of ferromagentic materials.
more here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferroelectricity
Electric potential energy is the energy that an object possesses due to its location in an electric field. It is the amount of work that is required to move a charged object from one point to another in an electric field.
Electric potential energy and electric potential are closely related. Electric potential is the amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a specific point in an electric field. In other words, it is the measure of the electric potential energy per unit charge at a certain location.
The electric potential energy of an object is affected by its distance from the source of the electric field, the strength of the electric field, and the magnitude of the charge on the object. The closer the object is to the source, the stronger the electric field, and the greater the charge, the higher the potential energy will be.
The electric potential energy of an object can be calculated using the formula U = qV, where U is the electric potential energy, q is the charge on the object, and V is the electric potential at the object's location.
The unit of measurement for electric potential energy is joules (J). It can also be expressed in electron volts (eV) for smaller units of energy.