Compared with a positive charge, the force on a negative charge is:
AOpposite
BIdentical
CDoubled
DAbsent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Opposite
1. The force is proportional to the charge q.
2. Changing the sign of q reverses the direction.
3. So the force on a negative charge is opposite.
_Source: syllabus Physics Part I, Chapter 4, Moving Charges and Magnetism._
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