The test charge used to measure electric field at a point should be___________
A
infinitely large
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B
vanishingly small
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C
negative
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D
zero
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Solution
The correct option is B vanishingly small To measure the electric field at a point, the test charge used should be very small so that it does not change the electric field to be measured and influence the source producing electric field to be measured.