A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The electric potential energy of the charge

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A positively charged particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field. The electric potential energy of the charge, remains a constant because the electric field is uniform, increases because the charge moves along the electric field, decreases because the charge moves along the electric field, decreases because the charge moves opposite to the electric field

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The direction of electric field is always perpendicular to the direction of electric field and equipotential surface maintained at high electrostatic potential to other equipotential surface maintained at low electrostatic potential. The positively charged particle experiences the electrostatic force in the direction of electric field i.e., from high electrostatic potential to low electrostatic potential. Thus, the work done by the electric field on the positive charge, so electrostatic potential energy of the positive charge decreases because speed of charged particle moves in the direction of field due to force q E .

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