If an electron is moving from a region of higher potential to a region of lower potential, what is its change in speed? Unable to be determined. The speed stays the same. The speed decreases. The speed increases.
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Electric potential is the amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a point in an electric field. A region of higher potential has more potential energy compared to a region of lower potential. Show more…
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