What is an electric field? How is it represented and measured?
What is an electric field? How is it represented and measured?
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A region around a charged object, where another object experiences a force is called an electric field. The formula is - E = F / q? where E is the electric field at a point, q? is the small positive test charge placed at that point, and F is the force experienced by q?
The electric field is a vector quantity that has both magnitude and direction. The electric fields are visually represented by the electric field lines. The electric field starts with positive charges and ends with negative charges. The field's strength is indicated by the density of the field lines. The electric fields can be measured in V/m (volts per meter) and N/C (n...more
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