The Work Done in Moving a Positive Charge Against an Electric

question 71

Multiple Choice

The work done in moving a positive charge against an electric field does not depend on the path chosen in moving the charge in that field. Based on the statement, what kind of force field is the electrostatic field?

• A) discrete
• B) quantized
• C) polarized
• D) conservative
• E) nonconservative

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