Problem 26: A particle is freed from rest in a uniform electric field and then starts

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Problem 26: A particle is freed from rest in a uniform electric field and then starts traveling under the influence of the electric field
Part (a) The particle is a proton, which is true? Choose the best answer.
Its potential energy decreases and it moves towards lower electric potential
Its potential energy decreases and it moves towards higher electric potential.
Its potential energy increases and it moves towards higher electric potential.
Its potential energy increases and it moves towards lower electric potential.

Part (b) The particle is an electron, which is true? Choose the best answer.
Its potential energy decreases and it moves towards higher electric potential.
Its potential energy increases and it moves towards lower electric potential.
Its potential energy increases and it moves towards higher electric potential.
Its potential energy decreases and it moves towards lower electric potential

Part © The particle is a proton, what is true about the proton’s path? Choose the best answer.
The path is parallel to the electric field lines and perpendicular to the equipotential lines.
The path is perpendicular to the electric field lines and parallel to the equipotential lines.
The path is parallel to the electric field lines and parallel to the equipotential lines.
The path is perpendicular to the electric field lines and perpendicular to the equipotential lines.