It does not have to be. You can shoot electrons into a field with a velocity perpendicular to the field, for example.Mr.somebody said:I wrote that the direction of the field is the opposite to the direction a test charge would move in.
Maybe at a decreasing rate ... maybe at a varying rate, up & down, changing direction, etc.Mr.somebody said:in a uniform e-field the acceleration would be constant but in a non-uniform field it would accelerate at an increasing rate? Is this correct?
We don't know unless we get the geometry of the field and the initial position and velocity of the electron.Mr.somebody said:in a non-uniform field it would accelerate at an increasing rate? Is this correct?
Electric potential energy is the energy that is stored in an object due to its position in an electric field. It is the potential for an electric charge to do work.
Electric potential energy is calculated by multiplying the electric charge of an object by the electric potential of the point where the object is located.
Electric potential energy is a measure of the energy stored in an object due to its position in an electric field, while electric potential is a measure of the electric potential energy per unit charge at a specific point in the electric field.
Yes, electric potential energy can be negative. This occurs when the electric charge of an object is opposite in sign to the electric potential of the point where the object is located.
The factors that affect electric potential energy include the strength of the electric field, the amount of electric charge, and the distance between the objects in the electric field. Additionally, the type of material and its dielectric properties can also affect electric potential energy.