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What is a uniform electric field?


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A uniform electric field:

  1. In a uniform electric field, the field strength value remains equal at all points.
  2. An electric field is the area around a charged particle or object within which a force would be exerted on other charged particles or objects.
  3. The electric field lines are equidistant and parallel to each other.
  4. For the example, the field between two parallel plates is shown below in the diagram


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