Consider the following statements:I. Electric field strength/magnitude increases with distance.II. The electric field points toward a negative charge and away from a positive charge.Both the statement I and Il are correct.Statement I is correct and Statement II is not correct.Both the statement I and IlI are not correctStatement I is not correct and Statement II is correct. The statement "if the electric field does positive work on a charge, the potential energy of the system decreases" is true ifThe charge is negativeO The charge is either positive or negativeNo answer (the statement is false)O The charge is positive

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Consider the following statements:
I. Electric field strength/magnitude increases with distance.
II. The electric field points toward a negative charge and away from a positive charge.
Both the statement I and Il are correct.
Statement I is correct and Statement II is not correct.
Both the statement I and IlI are not correct
Statement I is not correct and Statement II is correct.

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 negative
O The charge is either positive or negative
No answer (the statement is false)
O The charge is positive

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