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EXPLANATION


''Potential difference'' is the difference in some quantity between two points in a Conservative Vector Field of that quantity. Some examples are listed below.

  • In s per Coulomb = Volt

  • In s per Kilogram .

  • In fluid systems the ''potential difference'' is the difference in s.

  • In thermal systems the ''potential difference'' is the difference in s.


In some engineering fields, "potential" is sometimes described as the 'across' variable, whereas Flux is the 'through' variable. The product of the flux and the potential difference is the Power , which is the time rate of change of Energy .


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