No. It is scalar.WeiLoong said:Is electric potential a vector quantity?
QuantumQuest said:Electric potential is a scalar. Now, what does it mean that potential at P is zero? You have two isolated point charges, that each one produces an electric field around it. So, how can the potential at P be zero? Answering that, you can immediately see that using this fact and a simple formula, you can calculate point charge at B.
What would be the potential at point P, if you didn't have point charge at B? But you have this point charge at B and potential at P is zero. So, you have a zero from two scalars (V). What does this imply for the second potential (i.e. regarding B)?WeiLoong said:That mean kq/r+kq/r=0 something like that?
An electric potential problem refers to a scenario in which there is a difference in electrical potential between two points in a system, causing a flow of electric charges between them.
Electric potential is a scalar quantity that represents the potential energy per unit charge at a point in an electric field, while electric field is a vector quantity that represents the force per unit charge at a point in an electric field.
Electric potential energy is the potential energy that a charged particle has due to its position in an electric field, while electric potential is the potential energy per unit charge at a point in an electric field. The relationship between the two is given by the equation V = U/q, where V is electric potential, U is electric potential energy, and q is the charge of the particle.
Electric potential can be calculated using the equation V = kq/r, where V is electric potential, k is a constant, q is the charge of the particle, and r is the distance between the particle and the point where electric potential is being calculated.
Electric potential problems have many real-life applications, including in the design of electrical circuits, the functioning of batteries and generators, and the movement of charged particles in medical equipment such as MRI machines.