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Q.Define electric field.

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Electric field is the force per unit positive test charge at a point, E⃗=F⃗/q0\vec E=\vec F/q_0, a vector quantity measured in newton per coulomb.

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The electric field E⃗\vec E at a point due to a charge distribution is defined as the electrostatic force F⃗\vec F that would act on a very small positive test charge q0q_0 placed at that point, per unit charge:

E⃗=lim⁡q0→0F⃗q0\vec E = \lim_{q_0\to0}\dfrac{\vec F}{q_0}

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