ance ▁to ▁under go ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁configuration , ▁be ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁chemical ▁reaction , ▁spatial ▁transport , ▁particle ▁exchange ▁with ▁a ▁res er voir , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Electric ▁potential ▁energy ▁ ▁An ▁object ▁can ▁have ▁potential ▁energy ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁its ▁electric ▁charge ▁and ▁several ▁forces ▁related ▁to ▁their ▁presence . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁main ▁types ▁of ▁this ▁kind ▁of ▁potential ▁energy : ▁electro static ▁potential ▁energy , ▁elect rod ynamic ▁potential ▁energy ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁called ▁magnetic ▁potential ▁energy ). ▁ ▁Elect ro static ▁potential ▁energy ▁Elect ro static ▁potential ▁energy ▁between ▁two ▁bodies ▁in ▁space ▁is ▁obtained ▁from ▁the ▁force ▁ex ert ed ▁by ▁a ▁charge ▁Q ▁on ▁another ▁charge ▁q ▁which ▁is ▁given ▁by ▁ ▁where ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁vector ▁of ▁length ▁ 1 ▁pointing ▁from ▁Q ▁to ▁q ▁and ▁ ε 0 ▁is ▁the ▁vac u um ▁perm itt ivity . ▁This ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁written ▁using ▁C oul omb ' s ▁constant ▁. ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁electric ▁charge ▁of ▁an ▁object ▁can ▁be ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁rest , ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁potential ▁energy ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁position ▁relative ▁to ▁other ▁charged ▁objects . ▁ ▁The ▁electro static ▁potential ▁energy ▁is ▁the ▁energy ▁of ▁an ▁elect r ically ▁charged ▁particle ▁( at ▁rest ) ▁in ▁an ▁electric ▁field . ▁It ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁work ▁that ▁must ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁move ▁it ▁from ▁an ▁infinite ▁distance ▁away ▁to ▁its ▁present ▁location , ▁adjust ed ▁for ▁non - elect rical ▁forces ▁on ▁the