In the diagram below, the lines represent the electric field lines. The circles are particles. All the particles have the same mass and the same charge. Which particle is at the lowest potential energy? Explain your reasoning.
In the diagram below, the lines represent the electric field lines. The circles are particles. All the particles have the same mass and the same charge. Which particle is at the lowest potential energy? Explain your reasoning.
Here, the figure shows the particles (as circles) with same charge and mass and the arrow shows the direction of the electric field
Suppose, firstly we take the particles to be positively charged.
In this case, the positively charged plate near the particle 1 as shown in figure will repel and push the particle away from the plate. Since, they are both positive. So, the closer we will try to move the particle to the plate, the more energy we will require. Hence, more the electrical potential energy the particle would have.
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