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ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE [1 record]

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Record 1 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Currents
  • Measurements of Electricity
  • Electrical Engineering
CONT

The electrical ... potential difference between two points in an electric field is numerically equal to the work done on or by a unit positive charge in moving from one point to the other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courants (Électrocinétique)
  • Mesures de grandeurs électriques
  • Électrotechnique
CONT

La différence de température [...] engendre une différence de potentiel électrique que l'on mesure à l'aide d'un galvanomètre.

Spanish

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