Electrostatic Fields

Question 1

What is an electrostatic/electric field?

Answer 1

A region where a charged particle experiences a force

Question 2

What are the two types of electric fields and which direction do the field lines travel?

Answer 2

› Radial - field lines travel in the direction a positive charge would move
› Uniform - field lines travel from positive plate to negative plate

Question 3

What is the potential (at a point within a field)?

Answer 3

The work done to bring a charge from infinity to a point