Physics A-Level
Uniform and radial fields
What Uniform and radial fields means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Uniform and radial fields
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Between oppositely charged parallel plates the lines are straight, parallel and equally spaced, representing a uniform field, while near an isolated point charge the lines are radial and the field is non-uniform.
Topics that use Uniform and radial fields
- Electric field strength (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Direction and magnitude
- Electric field strength
- Field representation
- Uniform field
- Vector fields
- Point charge field
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