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n |
An electric
field is an area
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around a charged
particle in
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which electric
force can be
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detected
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n |
Electric fields
are detected and
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mapped using
“positive” test
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charges
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n |
Field lines are
the imaginary
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lines along
which a positive
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test charge
would move
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(arrows show the
direction)
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