Physics A-Level
Direction of field relative to charge sign
What Direction of field relative to charge sign means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The field points radially away from a positive charge and radially towards a negative charge.
Topics that use Direction of field relative to charge sign
- Point and spherical charges (OCR A-Level)
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