Electric Field

Electric Field

1. Electric Field Concept

   • An electric field of a charged particle interacts with the electric field of another particle.
     • This interaction will produce a force of attraction or repulsion.
       • Electric Field Lines
         • The field lines of a positive charge will go outwards and the field lines of a negative charge will go inwards

2. Scalar and Vector Descriptions of Electric Field

   • Scalar
     • The electric field is a vector because it has a magnitude and a direction.
   • Electric Field Lines
     • Use the unit vector to find the magnitude components and direction of the field.

3. Electric Field Superposition Principle

   • The electric field superposition principle states that the electric field of any charge combination is the vector sum of the fields produced by individual charges