A point charge is released from rest in a region containing an electric field. The charge will start to move

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kotykmax [81]3 years ago

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Answer:

b) in a direction that makes its potential energy decrease.

Explanation:

As the electric field has the direction that would take a positive test charge under its sole influence, the positive test charge, will have an increase in its kinetic energy.
Due to the conservation of energy, in absence of non-conservative forces, this increment must be equal and opposite to the change in electric potential energy, which will be always negative, independent of the sign of the charge.

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