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IN WHICH DIRECTION DOES ELECTRIC POTENTIAL DECREASE IN A UNIFORM ELECTRIC FIELD?

mukundmadhav

In the direction of field lines, potential decreases

indrajeet_bariar

mukundmadhav is right.Since a positive charge has the tendency to move from higher potential to lower potential and the field lines are the path travelled by unit positive charge.so, we can say tht field lines are always from higher potential to lower potential and hence as we move along the direction of electric field the potential decreases.also,

$V = -\int E.dr$

this negative sign also shows tht as we move along electric field the potential decreases.

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whackissimo

from higher potential to lower potential, ie, higher pot.= +ve end to lower pot.=-ve end.

there is no torque etc involved here

juana

Potential decreases in the direction of decrease in field intensity.

ashish_banga

electric field is directed towards reducing potential

kshievam

decreases in d direction of d field lines

kanika147

ya...correct IN THE DIRECTION OF ELECTRIC FIELD,POTENTIAL FALLS...[just keep this in mind]

paridhi_aggarwal

hey yaar
its given clearly in ncert
electric field is always in the direction where the potential decreases the steepest

NAKEWL

Hey hey hey!!!!

electric potential can never be defined 4 a uniform electric field....[eg metal plate, charge sheet etc..]

Are u sure the field is uniform?????

Emd1

what INDARJIT said is right

if u just write the relation given by IND....

as dv / dr = (-)E

if

talkin about the Uniform E

it will depend purely on ' r ' (look at the reln given by INDERJEET

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