Answer:
Upward
Explanation:
For charged particles immersed in an electric field:
- if the particle is positively charged, the direction of the force is the same as the direction of the electric field
- if the particle is negatively charged, the direction of the force is opposite to the direction of the electric field
In this problem, we have an electron - so a negatively charged particle - so the direction of the force is opposite to that of the electric field.
Since the electric field is directed downward, therefore, the electric force on the electron will be upward.
