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Distinguish between the electric potential and potential energy and state the relation between them.

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While electric potential is work done per unit charge the potential energy is the total work done in bringing different charges from infinity to their respective positions.
`V=(1)/(4piepsi_(0)).(q_(1))/(r)andU=(1)/(4piepsi_(0)).(q_(1)q_(2))/(r)`
`U=q_(2)[(1)/(4piepsi_(0)).(q_(1))/(r)]=q_(2)V`
`:.` Electric potential energy =charge `q_(2)xx` potential due to charge `q_(1)` at the location of charge `q_(2)`
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