A negative charge moves in the direction of an electric field. Which of the following statements are true? Che?

The potential energy associated with the charge increases.

The electric field does not do any work on the charge.

The potential energy associated with the charge decreases.

The electric field does negative work on the charge.

The electric field does positive work on the charge.

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Armando Contreras

Physics

2 October, 12:57

A negative charge moves in the direction of an electric field. Which of the following statements are true? Che?

The potential energy associated with the charge increases.

The electric field does not do any work on the charge.

The potential energy associated with the charge decreases.

The electric field does negative work on the charge.

The electric field does positive work on the charge.

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Jamari Roach · Answer 1

The following two statements are correct.

The potential energy associated with the charge increases.

The electric field will do a negative work on the charge.

Explanation:

As we know that the direction of the electric field is from positive to negative so if the negative charge is in the direction of electric field then it will decelerate and it's potential energy increases. So the electric field will do a negative work on it.