Homework Statement
Two charges of opposite sign and equal magnitude Q = 0.82 C are held 2.0 m apart as shown in the figure.
Picture: http://gyazo.com/a78a049ce0a24ad464fd7bb99dffd665
A) Determine the magnitude of the electric field at the point P.
B) Determine the electric potential...
I am confused..I am really bad at physics...I don't really know why we can define a gravitational potential energy and why we can't define potential energy for friction.
I know there's static and kinetic..but that's pretty much it..
Homework Statement
Which one of the following statements best explains why it is possible to define an electrostatic potential in a region of space that contains an electrostatic field?
A) Work must be done to bring two positive charges closer together.
B) Like charges repel one another...