Chapter 22 - Electric Fields Flashcards

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Describe the main differences between electric & gravitational fields.

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-Gravitational forces are always attractive, but electric fields can be attractive or repulsive.
-Objects can be shielded from electric fields but not gravitational fields.
-The size of an electric force depends on the medium between charges, but this makes no difference to gravitational fields.

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