These two images show pairs of oppositely charged plates that create uniform electric fields. The strength of the field on the right is twice as strong as that of the field on the left. In the field on the left, a positive charge changes position as shown. In the field on the right, a negative charge that has twice the magnitude of the positive charge is placed midway between the plates.
Two drawings with horizontal parallel plates. The top plates are positive and the bottom plates are negative. The distance between the plates are 0.1 m. On the left drawing there is a positive charge 0.04 m from the negative plate and a second positive charge a distance 0.08 m above the negative plate. There is a vector pointing from the bottom positive charge to the top positive charge. The drawing on the right has a charge of negative 2 q a distance of 0.05 m away from the negative plate.
How can the negative charge be moved in order to cause both charges to have the same change in electric potential energy?
It can be moved 0.04 m toward the positive plate.
It can be moved 0.04 m toward the negative plate.
It can be moved 0.01 m toward the positive plate.
It can be moved 0.01 m toward the negative plate
