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Homework Statement
Why do negative charges spontaneously accelerate?
The book I am studying from asked me to verify this statement:
Negative charges spontaneously accelerate and increase in kinetic energy when they move toward a point of higher potential.
I don't understand why this is the case from a theoretical point of view. I understand why it works according to the formula, but practically if an electron moves to a point of higher potential that means that some of the kinetic energy has been converted to potential energy which means it should slow down right?