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What is the definition of an electric field?
What is the definition of an electric field?
- The region of space around a charged object (correct)
- The physical charge on an object
- The potential energy stored in a charged object
- The force between two charged objects
How is the electric field detected?
How is the electric field detected?
- By placing a test charge in the field and noting the electric force on it (correct)
- By measuring the potential energy of the charged object
- By analyzing the charge distribution of the object
- By observing the movement of the charged object
What is the electric field vector 𝑬 defined as?
What is the electric field vector 𝑬 defined as?
- The electric potential energy of the source charge
- The electric potential difference between two charges
- The electric force on the test charge per unit charge (correct)
- The charge of the source charge divided by the test charge
What does the direction of 𝑬 represent?
What does the direction of 𝑬 represent?
The electric field of a point charge is defined as?
The electric field of a point charge is defined as?
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