Electrical potential difference, (also known as Voltage or an electric tension) is the electric potential difference between two points, or the difference in electric potential energy of a unit test charge transported between two points.
Characteristic |
Description |
Dimension (SI) |
L2 · M · S-3 |
Common symbol(s) |
V , ∆V , E |
Table 1: Quantity brief
Unit name |
Symbol |
Conversion to base unit |
Relation to SI units |
|
SI |
Kilovolt |
See SI prefixes |
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SI |
Volt |
V |
* 1 |
|
SI |
Millivolt |
See SI prefixes |
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Table 2: Supported units. Base units for a unit system are printed in boldface.
