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What is an electric field?
What is an electric field?
- A region of space around a charged object (correct)
- The energy stored in a charged object
- The charge of an object
- The force between two charged objects
How is the electric field defined?
How is the electric field defined?
- Electric force on the test charge per unit charge (correct)
- Magnitude of the source charge
- Rate of change of electric potential
- Ratio of source charge to test charge
What is the direction of the electric field for a positive test charge?
What is the direction of the electric field for a positive test charge?
- Same as the force on a positive test charge (correct)
- Dependent on the magnitude of the source charge
- Opposite to the force on a positive test charge
- Perpendicular to the force on a positive test charge
What is the electric field of a point charge?
What is the electric field of a point charge?
How is the electric field detected?
How is the electric field detected?