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Why test charge is positive 58.181.100.114 (talk) 11:44, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Then the force on it will be in the same direction as the electric field. If it was negative the force would go in the opposite direction. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 12:01, 21 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]