A free electron is in an electric field.With respect to the field,it experiences a force acting:
A)parallel.
B)anti-parallel (opposite in direction).
C)perpendicular.
D)along a constant potential line.

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A free electron experiences a force in the direction opposite to the electric field because it has a negative charge, and the direction of the force on a charge in an electric field is given by the charge times the electric field vector.

A Free Electron Is in an Electric Field