Electric Fields
Definitions: Electric Fields
Exam question
Define electric field at a point.
9702/42 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q6(a)
Model answer
The force per unit positive charge on a small test charge at the point.
Exam question
Define electric potential at a point.
9702/41 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q5(a)
Model answer
The work done per unit positive charge by an external agent in moving a small test charge from infinity to the point without changing its kinetic energy.
Exam question
State Coulomb’s law.
9702/42 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q6(a)
Model answer
The electric force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of their charges and inversely proportional to the square of their separation in a medium of fixed permittivity.
