Question

Work done in moving an electric charge q in an electric field does not depend upon :

• A. Magnitude of the charge
• B. Potential difference between two points
• C. Mass of the particle
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is C Mass of the particle

The work done to move a charge in an electric field is $W=qEd=qV$
where q is the magnitude of the charge, E is Electric Field, d is the distance the charge moved and V is the potential difference between the initial and final positions of the charge.Hence, work done is dependent on magnitude of the charge and potential difference , but independent of the mass of the charged particle.