[06.25.2026] Updated content, AnKing MCAT Deck/AnKingMed, ID 4764425

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Sorry about the long rationale, I noticed it had been suggested ~5 times and there wasn’t a specific statement that defined voltage within the book in the way this card desires to.

Yeah, this is an issue that has come up more than once. Different resources phase it differently and it’s been a while since I’ve dug into the specifics of phrasing for each resource, though UWorld phrases it as ā€œThe electric potential difference or voltage V is defined as the change in electric potential energy per unit charge.ā€

Even in the suggestion V = U/q, it is per unit charge by definition. Thus we’ve largely elected to keep it as-is, as I haven’t yet been convinced that there is a demonstrable necessity to changing an existing card on several thousand users, at least just yet. :mending_heart:

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Could we then change the card to ā€œelectric potential energy difference per unit chargeā€? I think the main issue here is that the card is saying electric potential difference (āˆ†V) per unit charge (q), which would be V/q. Whereas, electric potential energy difference (āˆ†U) per unit charge (q) would be better and accurate wording. I think that’s also what UWorld says from the quote.

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Yeah, I think there probably is some room for clarity here. It’s always hard when competing resources decide to have what can seem like small, but ultimately not always perfectly reconciliable, differences in phrasing

Sometimes it’s an easy fix, sometimes they’re just outright not compatible

When in doubt, we try to hew closely to a single resource’s phrasing (usually deferring to Kaplan or UWorld, where we can) and then sometimes make a note in the Extra section if sources don’t entirely agree. This may be an example of where that would be helpful, to avoid future confusion

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