Downwelling is the process that moves cold, dense water from the ocean surface to the seafloor near the polar regions. how can downwelling affect the ocean water around the poles?

How does the electric potential energy between two charged particles change if one particle is reduced by a factor of 3? a. increased by a factor of 3 b. it is decreased by a factor of 9 c. it is reduced by a factor of 3 d. it is increased by a factor of 9