Electric Field

F = QE

Equation of the Electric force written in terms of electric field.

E = (1/4πε0)*(q/r²)

Equation of the Electric field

Electric field at position P = P(x,y,z) of the N source charges

Type the equation of the electric field in words.

test charge

The calculation of the electric field makes no reference to the ___________.

different, same

Different test charges experience _________ electric forces but the ____ electric field.

electric field, own.

Charge is only subjected to force by the ______________ other charges generate and never by its ___

N/C

SI unit of the electric field

The electric field applies a force on each unit charge.

Meaning of the SI unit of the Electric field?

Field

A physical quantity which is the function of the position, relative to the source of the field.

Vector field

Electric field is also referred as what?

Scalar field

A field that has only a magnitude at every point is called scalar field.

Temperature in a room

One example of scalar field

physical point

The field exists at every ______________ in space.

mechanism, properties, source charge

Electric field is the ________ by which the electric __________ of the _____________ are transmitted to and through the rest of the universe.

obeys, superposition

The total electric field can be calculated as the vector sum because electric field _____ the _____________ principle.

away, positive, toward, negative

The electric field points ____ from the ________ charge and points ______ the ________ charge.