)bryanwalsh said:
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that's correct … electric fields are vectors, so they add like vectors
tiny-tim said:maybe yes and maybe no
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An electric field is a physical quantity that describes the strength and direction of the force that a charged particle experiences in an electric field. It is created by a distribution of charges and is measured in newtons per coulomb (N/C).
The electric field at a point is calculated by dividing the force on a test charge by the magnitude of the charge. This can be represented by the equation E = F/q, where E is the electric field, F is the force, and q is the charge.
The units of electric field are newtons per coulomb (N/C) in the SI system. In other systems, it can also be expressed as volts per meter (V/m) or electronvolts per meter (eV/m).
According to the inverse-square law, the strength of an electric field decreases as the distance from the source increases. This means that the electric field is stronger closer to the source and weaker further away.
Electric field and electric potential are related but different concepts. The electric field is a vector quantity that describes the force on a charge, while electric potential is a scalar quantity that describes the potential energy of a charge. In simple terms, electric field tells us the direction of the force on a charge, while electric potential tells us the amount of energy a charge would have at a certain point in the field.