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Assertion :Positive charge always moves from a higher potential point to lower potential point Reason: Electric potential is a vector quantity

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
The direction of electric potential is from higher potential to lower potential ,so positive charge moves from hgher to lower potential.
Electric potential is scalar quantity. It is defined as work done against a unit charge .

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