Why is one end designated as the “high potential” end? If you watch a positive charge move from the negative terminal to the positive terminal, it requires work to move this charge (the positive charge experiences a repulsive force as it moves closer to the positive terminal), which increases the potential energy of the charge because you’re moving a positive charge against the electric field.
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