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So we draw the electric field vector at Point A pointing straight up. If you follow the same steps for Points B-D, you find an important pattern from drawing this electric field vectors: **the electric field from a positive point charge points away from the charge**. If we were to look at points that were a distance of 2d away from the point charge, we would need to change the magnitude of the electric field by a factor of 4 (since it is r2 in the denominator), | So we draw the electric field vector at Point A pointing straight up. If you follow the same steps for Points B-D, you find an important pattern from drawing this electric field vectors: **the electric field from a positive point charge points away from the charge**. If we were to look at points that were a distance of 2d away from the point charge, we would need to change the magnitude of the electric field by a factor of 4 (since it is r2 in the denominator), | ||
==== Examples ==== | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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+ | * Video Example: Electric Field from a Negative Point Charge | ||
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