Yes, that’s correct! In general, charged particles, including protons, tend to move from areas of lower electric potential to areas of higher electric potential.
Electric potential, also known as voltage, is a measure of the electric potential energy per unit charge at a particular point in an electric field. It is defined as the work required to move a unit positive charge from a reference point to a particular point in the field.
In an electric field, charged particles will experience a force due to the electric field. This force will cause the charged particles to accelerate and move in the direction of the electric field. The direction of the electric field is defined as the direction in which a positive test charge would be pushed if it were placed at a particular point in the field.
Therefore, if a proton is placed in an electric field, it will experience a force that pushes it in the direction of the electric field. If the electric field is directed from an area of lower electric potential to an area of higher electric potential, the proton will move in that direction, from the area of lower electric potential to the area of higher electric potential. This is because the proton will be attracted to the area of higher electric potential, where it has the opportunity to gain potential energy.