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O-LevelPhysicsElectricity5054/11 · Oct/Nov 2020 · Q341 Mark

A small negative charge is placed at a point where an electric field is vertically upwards. There is a force on the charge due to the field. In which direction does it act?

Avertically upwards
Bvertically downwards
Chorizontally to the right
Dhorizontally to the left

✓ Correct answer

B: vertically downwards

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Electricity, O-Level Physics (syllabus 5054). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Physics, Oct/Nov 2020 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 34.

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