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"potential difference" is a correct and commonly used term in written English.
It is used to describe the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field. Example: In order for electricity to flow, there must be a potential difference between the positive and negative terminals of a battery.
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potential difference
noun
The difference in potential energy between two points in an electric field; the difference in charge between two points in an electrical circuit; voltage
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That could be a potential difference maker".
This potential difference vanishes at higher potentials.
Thus, the potential difference Va − Vd is 12 volts.
The potential difference across the resistance is Vb − Vc.
He added: "No one is claiming that this resolves every potential difference between Israel and Turkey.
The ordering potential difference decreased with the electrolyte concentration increasing.
Here, due to the large potential difference available, hydrogen evolves.
Studies of esophageal epithelial electrolyte transport and potential difference in man.
The perovskite film surface is directly accessible by the probe to measure the contact potential difference.
This force gives rise to a small potential difference between the sides of the conductor.
Voltage describes the potential difference in electrical charge between two points in an electrical circuit.
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