The electrostatic force field surrounding a charged object extends out into space in all directions.
The electric field E is defined to be ___, where F is the Coulomb or electrostatic force exerted on a small positive test charge q. E has units of N/C.
Electric field is defined as the electric force per unit charge. The direction of the field is taken to be the direction of the force it would exert on a positive test charge.
The electric field is defined mathematically as a vector field that associates to each point in space the (electrostatic or Coulomb) force per unit of charge exerted on an infinitesimal positive test charge at rest at that point.
The magnitude of the electric field E created by a point charge Q is ___, where r is the distance from Q. The electric field E is a vector and fields due to multiple charges add like vectors.