A positive charge is placed in an electric field that points south. What direction is the force on the positive particle?
Question
A positive charge is placed in an electric field that points south. What direction is the force on the positive particle?
Solution
The force on the positive charge will be in the same direction as the electric field. Therefore, the force on the positive particle will be directed south.
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