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The work done in moving a charge particle between two points in a uniform electric field, does not depend on the path followed by the particle . Why ?

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Because an electric field is a conservative field.
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    A
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    B
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    C
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    D
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    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reson is the correct explanation of the assertion.
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
    C
    If the assertion is true but the reason are false.
    D
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