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What is an electric field?
A region where electric force is experienced by charged bodies
How are electric fields represented?
By electric lines of force
Where do electric lines of force originate?
At positive charges
Study Notes
Electric Fields
- An electric field is a region around a charged particle or object where the force of the electric field can be detected.
Representation of Electric Fields
- Electric fields are represented by electric field lines or lines of force, which emerge from positive charges and enter negative charges.
- The direction of the electric field lines is tangent to the line at any point.
Origin of Electric Field Lines
- Electric field lines originate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges.
- The number of lines emerging from a positive charge is proportional to the magnitude of the charge.
- Electric field lines can never intersect or cross each other.
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