Lesson 3 Electric Field Flashcards

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1
Q

It is the region around
an electrical charge
particle where force is
detected

A

Electric Field

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2
Q

Imaginary lines
drawn in a way
that their direction
at any point is the
same as the
direction of the
field at that point.

A

Electric Field Lines

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3
Q

The strength of
electric field is a
_______ quantity

A

Vector

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4
Q

4 important properties of Electric Field

A
  1. Lines start at a positively charged object
    and end at a negatively charged object
  2. Field lines must be tangent to the
    direction of the field at any point
  3. No two field lines from the same field can
    cross each other.
  4. The greater the line density, the greater
    the magnitude of the field.
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5
Q

Father of Electricity

A

Michael Faraday

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