Q3: Electric Field Flashcards
1
Q
It is the region around an electrical charge particle where force is detected.
A
electric field
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
3
Q
True or False:
The strength of electric field is a scalar quantity.
A
False
4
Q
4 important properties of Electric Field
A
- Lines start at a positively charged object and end at a negatively charged object
- Field lines must be tangent to the direction of the field at any point
- No two field lines from the same field can cross each other.
- The greater the line density, the greater the magnitude of the field.