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Course: Class 10 Physics (India) > Unit 3

Lesson 2: Electric potential & potential difference
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Class 10 Physics (India)
Electricity
Electric potential & potential difference
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Voltage and work

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Problem

A cell with voltage, Vcell=5.0 V, borrows from its reserve of chemical energy to move a net charge, q=12 C, between its terminals.
What is the work done by the cell, W, to move the charges?
W=
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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