Choose the correct answer. 1. An electric charge in an electric field is always compelled to move by the force of the field towards a region of A. equipotential surfaces. B.higher potential. C. lower potential. D. neither lower nor higher potential

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Choose the correct answer. 1. An electric charge in an electric field is always compelled to move by the force of the field towards a region of A. equipotential surfaces. B.higher potential. C. lower potential. D. neither lower nor higher potential 2. Electric Potential Energy is gained by a charge when it is placed. A. within the region of another charge only. B. either in an electric field or within the region of another charge C. in an electric field only. D. neither in an electric field nor within the region of another charge 3. The electric potential of an electron initially 1 m away from a positively charged metal plate; when moved to a distance of 2m is A. increased four times B. reduced to half C. reduced to a one-fourth D. increased twice
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