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GCSE Physics: Electric fields
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What does a charged object create in the space around itself?
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An electric field.
Where is the electric field around a charged object strongest?
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Close to the charged object; the field gets weaker with distance.
The further away from a charged object, the ? the electric field.
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weaker
What happens to a second charged object placed in an electric field?
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It experiences a force.
How does the force between two charged objects change as they move closer together?
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The force gets stronger as the distance between them decreases.
What shape is the electric field pattern around an isolated charged sphere?
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Radial: field lines point straight outwards from a positive sphere (or inwards to a negative one), spaced further apart with distance.
Define an electric field.
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A region around a charged object in which another charged object experiences a force.
Why can two charged objects exert a force on each other without touching?
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Each charge creates an electric field; a charge placed in the other's field experiences a force, so the interaction is a non-contact force.
Give an example of an electrostatic phenomenon explained by electric fields.
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Sparking.
What type of force acts between two charged objects?
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A non-contact force (electrostatic force).
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