Electric Field
Electric Field: Overview
In this topic, we will learn about the electric field, its formula, notation and significance. It discusses the effect of negative and positive charges in the electric field and about the test charge.
Important Questions on Electric Field
A charge q is placed at the centre of the line joining two equal charges Q. The system of three charges will be in equilibrium if

ABC is an equilateral triangle whose each side is . At A and B are placed charges of and respectively. What will be magnitude and direction of the resultant field at C?

Conduction electrons are almost uniformly distributed within a conducting plate. When placed in an electric field , the electric field within the plate

A charge is uniformly distributed over a semi-circular ring of radius . A point charge is kept on the centre of semi-circular ring as shown. The electrostatic force experienced by the point charge in given arrangement is

In the following figure, the electric field on the y-axis will be maximum at

When electric field is applied to the electrons in a conductor it starts

The force exerted by an electric field on a charge of at a point is The intensity of electric field is

In a given region, electric potential varies with position as .
Identify which of the following statements is correct.

Value of electric field for which will go undeflected will be _____.
Here and are charge and mass of electron.

Why electric field is zero at centre of regular polygon?

A point charge is located at . Find electric field at .

A point charge is located at . Find electric field at .

A charged particle of mass and charge is released from rest in an uniform electric field . Neglecting the effect of gravity, the kinetic energy of the charged particle after seconds is

A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass suspended by a thread of length . The sphere carries a positive charge . The pendulum is allowed to do small oscillations in a uniform electric field with direction vertically upwards. The time period of oscillation is

Two charges and are placed at and . The direction of intensity of electric field at makes an angle with axis then is :

The force experienced by a proton moving in an electric field of intensity is ( is the charge of the electron)

Two charges of and are separated by a distance of . The null point from will be at a distance of

Two unlike charges and are positioned at point and as shown in the figure. The graph between the field strength at any point on the -axis, to the right of the charge varies according to a law that is represented schematically in the figure (2). The field strength is assumed to be positive if its direction coincides with the positive direction on the -axis. The field strength is zero at point and is maximum at point . The charges and are respectively

A block of mass and charge is connected to a point with help of an inextensible string. The system is on a horizontal table. An electric field is switched on in direction perpendicular to string. What will be tension in string when it become parallel to electric field?

A charge particle is released from rest in an uniform electric field for its is . If the same charge particle from state of rest is allowed to accelerate for , its will be
