Electric Field

An electric field is the region of space surrounding electrically charged particles and time-varying magnetic fields. The electric field depicts the force exerted on other electrically charged objects by the electrically charged particle the field is surrounding. The concept of an electric field was introduced by Michael Faraday.

Read more about Electric Field:  Qualitative Description, Quantitative Definition, Electrostatic Fields, Electrodynamic Fields, Energy in The Electric Field

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