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What determines the magnitude of an electric field?
What determines the magnitude of an electric field?
- The force experienced by charges in the field
- The length of the electric field lines
- The distance between electric field lines
- The effect on a test charge placed in the field (correct)
In what direction does an electric field point when the charge setting up the field is negative?
In what direction does an electric field point when the charge setting up the field is negative?
- The direction cannot be determined
- Parallel to the charge
- Away from the charge
- Toward the charge (correct)
How are vectors used to represent an electric field?
How are vectors used to represent an electric field?
- By pointing directly at charged particles
- By pointing away from positively charged particles (correct)
- By indicating the charge of a particle
- By pointing toward negatively charged particles
What do electric field lines represent?
What do electric field lines represent?
Where is the electric field strongest based on the force experienced by a test charge?
Where is the electric field strongest based on the force experienced by a test charge?
What is indicated by longer vectors when representing an electric field?
What is indicated by longer vectors when representing an electric field?
What is the role of an electric field?
What is the role of an electric field?
How can the magnitude of an electric field be measured?
How can the magnitude of an electric field be measured?
What is the direction of an electric field at any point?
What is the direction of an electric field at any point?
How does the concept of a force field explain the interaction between Earth and a thrown ball?
How does the concept of a force field explain the interaction between Earth and a thrown ball?
What does an electric field surround?
What does an electric field surround?
What force holds an electron in orbit about a proton?
What force holds an electron in orbit about a proton?
Study Notes
Electric Field
- An electric field is a storehouse of energy that surrounds a concentration of electric charge, making the space around it different from how it would be if the charge were not there.
- Electric fields can be sensed, and their effects can be observed, such as hair standing out when approaching a charged dome of an electrostatic machine.
Electric Field Strength
- The magnitude (strength) of an electric field can be measured by its effect on charges located in the field.
- The direction of an electric field at any point is the direction of the electrical force on a small positive test charge placed at that point.
Electric Field and Force
- An electric field is a force field that surrounds an electric charge or group of charges.
- A charged particle experiences a force in the electric field of one or more other charged particles.
- The force that one electric charge exerts on another is the interaction between one charge and the electric field of the other.
Electric Field Characteristics
- An electric field has both magnitude and direction.
- The magnitude of an electric field can be measured by its effect on charges located in the field.
- The direction of an electric field at any point is the direction of the electrical force on a small positive test charge.
Electric Field Lines
- Electric field lines (also called lines of force) can be used to represent an electric field.
- The magnitude of the field is indicated by the vector length, where longer vectors indicate a stronger field.
- For a negatively charged particle, the vectors point toward the particle, and for a positively charged particle, the vectors point away.
- Electric field lines can be used to visualize an electric field, where the density of lines indicates the strength of the field.
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Explore the concept of electric field potential and its relation to energy in this quiz. Understand how electric charge affects the surrounding space, creating a force field that can be sensed physically. Test your knowledge on electric fields and their properties.
