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2. Electric Potential and Capacitance

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Choose the $CORRECT$ option

A

Work done by external agent to take negative charge from higher potential to lower potential is negative.

B

Work done by external agent to take positive charge from lower potential to higher potential is positive.

C

Work done by electric field on negative charge for motion from higher potential energy to lower potential energy is negative.

D

Work done by electric field on positive charge for motion from lower potential energy to higher potential energy is positive.

Solution

Electric field is in the direction of high potential to low potential. Potential energy $= q \times $ potential.

Standard 12

Physics

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