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A positively charged particle is released from rest in a uniform electric field. What happens to its electrostatic potential energy ?

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As, the positively charged particle experiences electrostatic force in the direction of electric field. Some work is done by the electric field on the positive charge, hence electrostatic potential energy decreases.
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