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Three charged particles ( their sign sare shown ) move along the path in a uniform electric fiel as shown . In each of three cases state whether the potential energy increases of decreases ?

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(A ) Potential energy decreases .
(B) Potential energy increases .
(C ) Potential energy decreases.
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