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A point charge is released from rest in a region containing an electric field. The charge will start to move: (A) in a direction that makes its potential energy increase (B) in a direction that makes its potential energy decrease (C) along a path of constant potential energy (D) Either A or B, depending on the sign of the point charge Question 2: A point charge is released from rest in a region containing an electric field. The charge will start to move: (A) in a direction of increasing electric potential (B) in a direction of decreasing electric potential (C) along a path of constant electric potential (D) Either A or B, depending on the sign of the point charge

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1) (B) in a direction that makes its potential energy decrease

A posotive charge always moves in the direction of electric filed and negative chrge moves oposite to the direction of electric field.

so, in both cases potentail energy decreases.

2) (D) Either A or B, depending on the sign of the point charge

A posotive charge always moves in the direction of electric filed and negative chrge moves oposite to the direction of electric field.

so, positive charge moves in the direction of decreasing potentaial and negative chatge moves in the direction of increasing potential.

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