The statement "if the electric field does positive work on a charge, the potential energy of the system decreases" is true if The charge is either positive or negative The charge is negative The charge is positive No answer (the statement is false)

The statement "if the electric field does positive work on a charge, the potential energy of the system decreases" is true if The charge is either positive or negative The charge is negative The charge is positive No answer (the statement is false)

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter20: Electric Potential And Capacitance

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 13OQ: Rank the electric potential energies of the systems of charges shown in Figure OQ20.13 from largest...

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The statement "if the electric field does positive work on a charge, the potential energy of the system decreases" is true if
The charge is either positive or negative
The charge is negative
The charge is positive
No answer (the statement is false)

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