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PHY 102 Coulomb's law and Electric Fields Objective Question
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Question

When sketching electric fields using field lines, what is the convention for how these lines originate and terminate?
Options
A They come out of negative charges and go into positive charges.
B They always form closed loops.
C They come out of positive charges and go into negative charges.
Correct Answer
D They are always parallel to each other.
Correct Answer

Option C is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Page 3 states: 'Field lines come out of positive charges (because a positive charge repels a positive test charge) and come into negative charges (because they attract the positive test charge).'

Hint

Imagine a positive test charge and how it would move or be pushed/pulled near positive and negative source charges.

Question Info

Course: PHY 102
Topic: Coulomb's law and Electric Fields
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 840 of 1819
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