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Why is direction of an electric field taken outward for a possitive charge and inward for a negative charge.

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This is by convention that direction of electron field is same as that of force on a unit positive charge. As this force is outword in the field of a possitive charge, and inward in the field of a positive charge, and inward in the field fo a negative charge, so the directions are taken accordingly.
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