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AP Physics 2
10.5 Electric Potential
10.4 Electric Potential Energy
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A two-dimensional electric field setup with equipotential lines. Three curved dashed lines run vertically across the frame, labeled from left to right as equipotential surfaces V_X, V_M, and V_Y. A point labeled X is marked on line V_X on the left, and a point labeled Y is marked on line V_Y on the right. Path 1 is drawn as a solid black line with an arrowhead pointing rightward, extending directly from point X to point Y in a smooth arc. Path 2 is drawn as a dotted black line with an arrowhead pointing rightward, starting at point X, looping high upward toward the top right, and then curving downward to end at point Y. No other labels, lines, text, or axes appear.
Equipotential lines and two paths connecting point X and point Y.
A positive test charge \(q\) is moved from point \(X\) to point \(Y\) through a non-uniform electric field along two different paths, Path 1 and Path 2, as shown in the diagram. Point \(X\) is on an equipotential surface at potential \(V_X\), and point \(Y\) is on an equipotential surface at potential \(V_Y\), where \(V_Y > V_X\). Which of the following correctly compares the work \(W_1\) done by the electric field on the charge along Path 1 to the work \(W_2\) done by the electric field along Path 2, and provides the correct justification?

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