Electrostatic fields are regions around electric charges where other charges experience a force due to the presence of the electric field. These fields are governed by Coulomb's law and are characterized by field lines that originate from positive charges and terminate on negative charges.

Electrostatic Fields

Electrostatic fields

regions around electric charges

Everything around us is made of tiny building blocks called atoms, and electric charges are like little invisible friends that live inside these atoms. When these charges move or change places, they can make things light up, stick together, or even make our hair stand up like magic.

electric charges

force due to the presence of the electric field

Coulomb's law describes the electrostatic interaction between electrically charged particles. It states that the force between two point charges is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them, acting along the line joining the charges.

Coulomb's law

Field lines are a visual representation used to depict the direction and strength of a field, such as electric or magnetic fields, around a source. They provide insight into the behavior of the field by showing how it interacts with surrounding charges or magnetic materials, with the density of lines indicating field strength.

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