Multiple-Choice Homework Problem 6.6 Select the choice that follows the describe
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Multiple-Choice Homework Problem 6.6 Select the choice that follows the describes the relation between the electric force on a charged particle and the direction of the electric field lines. (a) There is no relation between the direction of the electric force and the direction of a field line. (b) The electric force always points in the same direction as the field line. (c) The electric force always points in the opposite direction as the field line. (d) The electric force points either the same direction or in the opposite direction as the field line. (e) The electric force is always perpendicular to the field line.
Explanation / Answer
Option (d) is correct.
(d) The electric force points either the same direction or in the opposite direction as the field line.
Reason being if charge q is positive, the force is in the same direction as the field; if charge q is negative, the force is in the opposite direction as the field.
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