Question
A positively charged object is placed to the left of a negatively charged object. Which best describes how the positively charged object will move?
to the left, in the direction of the electric field lines
to the right, in the direction of the electric field lines
up in the direction that the field lines bend away
down in the direction that the field lines bend away
to the left, in the direction of the electric field lines
to the right, in the direction of the electric field lines
up in the direction that the field lines bend away
down in the direction that the field lines bend away
Answers
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The positively charged object will move **to the right, in the direction of the electric field lines**.
In electrostatics, electric field lines point away from positive charges and toward negative charges. Since the positively charged object is to the left of the negatively charged object, the electric field lines will point from the positively charged object toward the negatively charged object (to the right). Therefore, the positively charged object will experience a force that pushes it in the direction of the electric field lines, which is to the right.
In electrostatics, electric field lines point away from positive charges and toward negative charges. Since the positively charged object is to the left of the negatively charged object, the electric field lines will point from the positively charged object toward the negatively charged object (to the right). Therefore, the positively charged object will experience a force that pushes it in the direction of the electric field lines, which is to the right.