true or false? 1. A negative point charge in an electric field always accelerate

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true or false?
1. A negative point charge in an electric field always acceleratesin the opposite direction of the electric field
2. A positive point charge in an electric field always travels inthe direction of the electric field.
can you also give a little explanation? It doesn't seem clear thanks! true or false?
1. A negative point charge in an electric field always acceleratesin the opposite direction of the electric field
2. A positive point charge in an electric field always travels inthe direction of the electric field.
can you also give a little explanation? It doesn't seem clear thanks!

Explanation / Answer

   Direction of electric field is defined asthe direction of force experienced by positively charged particlein that electric field.    Here   1. is alwaystrue.        2. may be true or false, it depends upon theinitial velocity of field, however it is always acceleration in thedirection of field.

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