Gravitational And Electric Fields Flashcards
1
Q
Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
A
Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the distance between their centers squared
2
Q
Coulomb’s Law
A
The force between two charges is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between the charges squared
3
Q
Electric field
A
A region of space in which an electric charge experiences a force
4
Q
Magnitude of the electric field
A
The force per unit of positive charge
