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What is a uniform electric field?


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  1. The space surrounding an electric charge or a group of charges in which another charge experiences a force is called an electric field.
  2. A uniform electric field is a field in which the value of the field strength remains the same at all points.
  3. If an electric field has the same magnitude and same direction everywhere in a given space then the electric field is said to be uniform.
  4. The mathematical relation for the uniform electric field:
    uniformelectricfield=-changeinpotentialchangeindistanceE=-Vs
  5. Parallel plates produce a uniform electric field.
  6. In a uniform electric field, electric field lines are evenly spaced.

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