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⚛️ Physics  ·  Electrostatic Potential and Capacitance  ·  NEET & JEE

A test charge +q placed in a field has force F on it. Electric field is:

Answer: F/q.

  • A F/q
  • B F x q
  • C q/F
  • D F + q

Correct answer: A. F/q

Explanation: E = F/q. Electric field is force per unit positive test charge.

Radial electric field lines and concentric red equipotential lines around a point charge (an electron), with field lines pointing inward

Field lines (radial) and equipotential lines (concentric circles) of a point charge. Equipotential surfaces are always perpendicular to the field lines. Image: Sjlegg, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Concept context

Electric potential, equipotential surfaces, potential energy of charge systems, conductors, dielectrics, capacitors, combinations, and energy storage.

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