The Electric Field Concept

Published: 01 February 2021
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Give Mr. H 6 minutes of time and you'll leave with an understanding of what is meant by the term electric field. Relying upon a stinky field analogy, he explains how a source of charge alters the electrical properties of the surrounding space by the creation of an electric field. Other charges interact with that altered space to feel the affect of the charge.

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