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Charges in an electric field will move electrons to: increase their kinetic energy decrease their kinetic energy increase their potential energy decrease their potential energy
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Charges in an electric field will move electrons to: increase their kinetic energy decrease their kinetic energy increase their potential energy decrease their potential energy

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decrease their potential energy

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Decrease their potential energy and increase kinetic energy. The electric field is similar to gravitational field. In a gravitational field, an object will fall to decrease its potential energy. However, total energy is conserved. Therefore, the kinetic energy must increase since PE+KE is constant.
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