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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 4 Objective Question
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Question

One of the following statements about electrical potential energy is incorrect
Options
A It is a scalar quantity
B It is an intrinsic property of an electric field
C It is the product of a conservative force
D It depends on the path taken as charge is moved from one point to the other in the electric field
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Electric potential energy depends only on endpoints, not path (conservative force). Statement D is false.

Hint

Conservative force → path independent.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Test Compilation PHY 102 4
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 340 of 1819
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