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Grade 12Electrostatics

An electric charge, on being let accelerated in a uniform electric field, is said to have a decrement in its electric potential energy. Is it so because kinetic energy of the charge increases?

Profile image of Abhijeet Kant
15 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of KAUSHAL C ROKA
15 Years ago

Yes.   Not only an electron but all charged particles of nuclear physics has a tendency to move towrds its lower potential energy. This is due to the fact that potential decreases in the direction of electric field......

Profile image of Ashwin Sinha
15 Years ago

Ya, u may say this. But actual funda is about electric potential. As on moving in dirn of elec. field, elec. potential decreases , as it is inversely prop. to distance, so potential energy also decreases.

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