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Electric potential due to a point charge.

Answer:- Electric potential, at any point, in an electric field is defined as the amount of work done in moving a unit positive charge between infinity to that point, without any acceleration, against the electric force.

Why electric potential is always negative ?

Answer:- We know current flow due to potential difference and the direction of current flow always from higer potential to lower potential. I.e final value of potential is less than that of initial potential value ( potential is not defined potential difference is defined ) hence potential difference is always negative.         ∆V=V(final)-(Vinitial)         i.e ∆V= negative

what do we mean by electron volt?

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Definition:- It is defined as the amount of energy acquired by an electron when it is accelerated through a potential difference of 1volt. Mathematically , The value of 1ev can be derived by the following method 

what do we mean by conservative field?

Answer:- Conservative field is a vector field whose line integrals are independent of the path that means workdone in carrying a point charge from one point to another point is such a field does not depends upon the path  along which the point charge is carried . e.g Electrostatic field & Gravitational field Are you satisfied by this answer