There is a 12 V potential difference between the positive and negative ends of the jumper cables, which are a short distance apart. An electron at the negative end ready to jump to the positive and has a certain amount of potential energy. On what quantities does this electrical potential energy depend?

View Available Hintis) Hint 1. The expression for electric potential energy

a. only the distance between the ends of the cables

b. only the potential difference between the ends of the cables

c. only the charge on the electron

d. only the distance and the potential difference

e. only the distance and the charge

f. only the potential difference and the charge

g. the potential difference, charge, and distance

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Janiya Fitzgerald

20 July, 09:53

There is a 12 V potential difference between the positive and negative ends of the jumper cables, which are a short distance apart. An electron at the negative end ready to jump to the positive and has a certain amount of potential energy. On what quantities does this electrical potential energy depend?

View Available Hintis) Hint 1. The expression for electric potential energy

a. only the distance between the ends of the cables

b. only the potential difference between the ends of the cables

c. only the charge on the electron

d. only the distance and the potential difference

e. only the distance and the charge

f. only the potential difference and the charge

g. the potential difference, charge, and distance

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Bernard Harper · Answer 1

The formula for the potential energy is given by

U = q x ΔV

where, U is the potential energy, q is the charge and ΔV is the potential difference.

So, the potential energy depends on the charge an the potential difference.