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How can electric potential be high when electrical potential energy is relatively low?
To explain: Electric potential be high when electrical potential energy is relatively low.
Explanation of Solution
Electric potential energy is depend upon the charge of particle and the distance its is moved against the electric field, whereas the electric potential in a certain region is only due to the strength of electric field present in that region.
So moving a very-very small charge in a very-very high electric potential region would give only small electric potential energy.
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