Electric field - Wikipedia
WEBAn electric field (sometimes called E-field [1]) is the physical field that surrounds electrically charged particles. Charged particles exert attractive forces on each other when their charges are opposite, and repulse each other when their charges are the same.
Electric field | Definition, Units, & Facts | Britannica
WEBMar 9, 2024 · electric field, an electric property associated with each point in space when charge is present in any form. The magnitude and direction of the electric field are expressed by the value of E, called electric field strength or electric field intensity or simply the electric field.
Electric field (article) | Electrostatics | Khan Academy
WEBDefinition of the electric field. Electric field near a point charge. Written by Willy McAllister. Coulomb's Law describes forces acting at a distance between two charges. We can reformulate the problem by breaking it into two distinct steps, using the …
What Is an Electric Field? Definition, Formula, Example - ThoughtCo
WEBAug 28, 2019 · An electric field is a region of space around an electrically charged particle or object in which an electric charge would feel force. An electric field is a vector quantity and can be visualized as arrows going toward or away from charges.
5.5: Electric Field - Physics LibreTexts
WEBFeb 12, 2023 · Explain the purpose of the electric field concept. Describe the properties of the electric field. Calculate the field of a collection of source charges of either sign.
18.3 Electric Field - Physics | OpenStax
WEBOpenStax. This free textbook is an OpenStax resource written to increase student access to high-quality, peer-reviewed learning materials.
Electric Field – The Physics Hypertextbook
WEBelectric-field. electric-potential … A charged object is the source of an electric field that permeates the space around it. This field is how one charge exerts a force on another over a distance.
Electric Field: Definition, Properties, Examples & Problems
WEBFeb 17, 2023 · An electric field is an invisible force field caused by an electric charge. It is an alteration in the space (air or vacuum) around the charge. It results in an electric force that is felt by electric charges when placed close to one another.
Electric field definition (video) | Khan Academy
WEBThe electric field is the amount of electric force per charge and the electric force on a charge at some point in space is the amount of charge times the electric field at that point in space. So recapping, electric charges create electric fields.
Electric field - HyperPhysics
WEBOne is the speed of light c, and the other two are the electric permittivity of free space ε 0 and the magnetic permeability of free space, μ 0. The magnetic permeability of free space is taken to have the exact value. See also relative permeability.
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