Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 33, Problem 4A
Why is an electric field considered a vector quantity?
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To explain: The reason that the electric field is considered as a vector quantity.
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Vector has both magnitude and direction. The electric field has both magnitude and a direction at every point in space. The magnitude of electric field is force exerted by charged object on another charge object divided by its own magnitude of charge.
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Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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