Electric Fields (HSC SSCE Physics): Quizzes
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What is the electric field at a point defined as?
What is the electric field at a point defined as?
Force per unit charge on positive charge
Why is electric field considered a vector quantity?
Why is electric field considered a vector quantity?
Force has magnitude and direction
In which direction do field lines point around a single positive point charge?
In which direction do field lines point around a single positive point charge?
Radially outward
Why can electric field lines never cross each other?
Why can electric field lines never cross each other?
Force points in one direction at a point
Where do electric field lines originate and terminate?
Where do electric field lines originate and terminate?
From positive, to negative charges
What does close spacing of electric field lines indicate?
What does close spacing of electric field lines indicate?
Strong electric field
What is an electric dipole?
What is an electric dipole?
Equal opposite charges close together
What characterises a uniform electric field?
What characterises a uniform electric field?
Constant magnitude and direction
How does a proton accelerate in a uniform field pointing right?
How does a proton accelerate in a uniform field pointing right?
To the right
What net force does a dipole experience in a uniform electric field?
What net force does a dipole experience in a uniform electric field?
Zero