Does a charge go toward high or low potential

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if a 1 μq charge is placed between high and low charged equilateral plates, which way will it go?
 
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mrhingle said:
if a 1 μq charge is placed between high and low charged equilateral plates, which way will it go?
Initially, it will go in a direction which decreases its potential energy at the greatest rate.