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  • what is an electrical field
    a region where a charged particle will experience a non contact force
  • how is static electricity used in insecticide spray
    inseciticide spray is released by the airplane and it is given a charge , this charge means that the droplets of insecticide repel eachother which will ensure that they are spread out evenly ,
  • will a charge object have an electrical field around it
    yes
  • how do you show electrical fields
    field lines
  • how can you use electric charges to exaplin static electricity
    the object that is statically charged will generate an electric field , the field attracts the electrons on other objects causing a flow of charge resulting in sparks
  • when is an electric field strongest
    when it is closest to the particles
  • in what direction do field lines go in positive and negative particles
    positive out , negative in
  • how do field lines act at surfaces
    they act at a right angle to the surface
  • do opposite charges repel or attract
    attarct
  • do same charges repel or attract
    repel