Electrical Potential Energy

When these opposite charges get closer, what happens to their electrical potential energy?

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

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What is the electrical potential energy like when these same charges are far apart?

• high

• low

• the same as when they are close

What is the formula for electrical potential energy?

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Which of the following units is used to measure electrical potential energy?

• Joule

• Newton

• Watt

• Volt

Electrical potential energy is a type of what kind of energy?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Potential energy

• Chemical energy

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In a uniform electric field, how is the electrical potential energy of a charge calculated?

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What happens to the electrical potential energy when two like charges are brought closer together?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It remains the same

• It becomes zero

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Which of the following factors does NOT affect electrical potential energy?

• Charge of the objects

• Distance between the charges

• Mass of the objects

• Electric field strength

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What is the relationship between electrical potential energy and work done in moving a charge in an electric field?

• They are equal

• They are inversely proportional

• They are unrelated

• They are directly proportional

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If the distance between two charges is doubled, what happens to the electrical potential energy?

• It is halved

• It is doubled

• It is quartered

• It remains the same

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