A charge undergoes an acceleration. The tangential component of the electric field produced during the acceleration is A) a maximum in the direction of the acceleration. B) larger than the radial component. C) decreasing in a manner that is proportional to 1/r² from the source. D) All of the above answers are correct. E) None of the above answers is correct.

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The tangential component of the electric field produced by an accelerating charge does not follow any of the given descriptions. It is not necessarily maximum in the direction of acceleration, nor is it larger than the radial component. Additionally, it decreases as 1/r, not 1/r².

A Charge Undergoes an Acceleration