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Transcribed Image Text:The shaded region in the diagram below is a region of uniform electric field that is parallel to the horizontal direction (x-axis). A charge =-4.3 µC moves through this region as shown by
the green arrow.
A
B.
(a) If the charge accelerates as it moves from A to B, what is the direction of the electric field in this region?
to the left
O to the right
(b) The work done by the electric field as the charge moves from location A to location B is +2.50 x 10 J. What is the potential difference V. - V,?
V
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