Energy per Electric Charge
type: QuantityKind
description: Voltage is a representation of the electric potential energy per unit charge. If a unit of electrical charge were placed in a location, the voltage indicates the potential energy of it at that point. In other words, it is a measurement of the energy contained within an electric field, or an electric circuit, at a given point. Voltage is a scalar quantity. The SI unit of voltage is the volt, such that $1 volt = 1 joule/coulomb$.
applicable unit: ExaV
applicable unit: FemtoV
applicable unit: GigaV
applicable unit: KiloV
applicable unit: MegaV
applicable unit: MicroV
applicable unit: MilliV
applicable unit: NanoV
applicable unit: PetaV
applicable unit: PicoV
applicable unit: PlanckVolt
applicable unit: TeraV
applicable unit: http://qudt.org/vocab/unit/V
applicable unit: V Ab
applicable unit: V Stat
exact match: ElectricPotential
exact match: ElectricPotentialDifference
exact match: Voltage
has dimension vector: A0E-1L2I0M1H0T-3D0
informative reference: http://physics.about.com/od/glossary/g/voltage.htm
symbol: V
comment: Applicable units are those of quantitykind:EnergyPerElectricCharge