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PHY 102 Test Compilation PHY 102 22 Objective Question

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 is the incorrect one.
Correct Answer
Correct Answer

Option D is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

The electrostatic force is CONSERVATIVE, which means the work done (and hence the change in potential energy) depends only on the start and end points, NOT on the path taken. So statement (d) is the incorrect one.

Hint

The electrostatic force is CONSERVATIVE, which means the work done (and hence the change in potential energy) depends only on the start and end points, NOT o...

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