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What will happen to the electrical potential energy of a charged particle in an electric field when the particle is released and free to move?
To explain: When the particle is released and free to move in an electric field, its electric potential energy will change.
Explanation of Solution
When a positive test charged particle is free to move in an electric field, it always moves in the direction of electric field. If a positive charged particle is moving in the direction of field its potential energy will decreases and it gains kinetic energy.
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