Definition:Electric Potential

Definition
An electric potential is the amount of work needed to move a unit of electric charge from a given reference point to a specific point in an electric field without producing an acceleration.

The reference point is usually either Earth or a point at infinity, although any point can be used.

Electric potential is a scalar quantity.

Also known as
An electric potential is also known as:
 * electric field potential
 * potential drop
 * electrostatic potential.

Also see

 * Definition:Electromotive Force