Q: What kind of energy comes from the position of a charged particle in an electric field?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Electric potential energy comes from the position of a charged particle in an electric field. For example, when two negative charges are close together, they have potential energy because they repel each other and have the potential to push apart. If the charges actually move apart, their potential energy decreases. Electric charges always move spontaneously from a position where they have higher potential energy to a position where they have lower potential energy. This is like water falling over a dam from an area of higher to lower potential energy due to gravity.

 Choices:

- solar energy

- mechanical energy

- thermal energy

- potential energy


A:
potential energy