Electric Field (Noun)
Meaning
A field of force surrounding a charged particle.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The electric field surrounding the charged particle caused it to attract nearby neutral particles.
- The electric field produced by the proton attracts electrons and repels other positively charged particles.
- The lines of force that emerge from a positive charge are called electric field lines.
- A charged particle placed in an electric field will experience a force in the direction of the field.
- The strength of the electric field around a charged particle decreases with the square of the distance from the particle.