Physics A-Level
Vector nature of field strength
What Vector nature of field strength means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Vector nature of field strength
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Field strength is a vector, so direction matters: the force on a positive charge is in the direction of E, while the force on a negative charge is opposite to E.
Topics that use Vector nature of field strength
- Point and spherical charges (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Direction and strength from field lines
- Electric field
- Electric field strength
- Rules for drawing field diagrams
- Direction of field relative to charge sign
- Field lines and charge sign
- Force on a charge in a field
- Superposition of fields from multiple charges
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