6.2 Electric Fields

Question 1

Define Electric Fields

Answer 1

An electric field is a region of space in which charged particles are subject to an electrostatic force.

Question 2

Define electric field strength

Answer 2

-Force applied per unit charge

Question 3

What two rules does coulombs law state which is similar to newtons law of gravitation

Answer 3

-Force is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them

Question 4

Define uniform electric potential

Answer 4

The electric potential at a single point can be defined as the work done per unit charge to bring a positive charge from infinity to that point