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The electric field is perpendicular to the electrostatic force

 
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Mar15-08, 02:45 PM   #1
 

The electric field is perpendicular to the electrostatic force


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please any one hlep me this statment. I am doing online quiz. one question im getting problem. so, i want to know this statment true or false....


The electric field is perpendicular to the electrostatic force ( T or F)


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Mar15-08, 02:53 PM   #2
 
any one get idea ??
 
Mar15-08, 04:12 PM   #3
 
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What do you think? Imagine a charge within an electric field. What direction does the force point?
 
Mar15-08, 04:37 PM   #4
 

The electric field is perpendicular to the electrostatic force


F=qE. q(charge) is just a scalar...
 
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