Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 20 - Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 723: 106

Answer

B. toward the tail

Work Step by Step

We know that the direction of the electric field is from the positive (or higher) to the negative (or lower) terminal. In the given scenario, the tail of the eel is at the negative end, while the head is at the positive end. Thus, the electric field is from the head to the tail.
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