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What is the convention for direction of an electric field?'

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Electric Field**: An electric field is a region around a charged object where other charged objects experience a force. The electric field is represented by field lines. 2. **Direction of Electric Field Lines**: The convention for the direction of electric field lines is that they point away from positive charges and towards negative charges. This means that if you have a positive charge, the electric field lines will radiate outward from it. 3. **Field Line Representation**: The density of the field lines indicates the strength of the electric field. Closer lines mean a stronger field, while lines that are further apart indicate a weaker field. ...
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CENGAGE PHYSICS-STATIC ELECTRICITY-MANDATORY EXERCISE (Exercise Set I)
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  2. How can we define intensity of electric field?

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  3. What is the convention for direction of an electric field?'

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  4. What are electric field lines?

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  5. How can we find the direction of electric field from electric field li...

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  7. Can electric field lines intersect each other? Why or why not?

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  8. Draw the electric field lines due to two equal and opposite point char...

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  9. Draw the electric field lines due to two equal and same point charges.

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  11. What is potential energy for a system of charges?

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  12. How can we define electric potential at any point?

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  13. What is a potential difference ?

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