2.5.2 Electric Fields

• A charged object creates an electric field around itself
• The electric field is strongest close to the charged object
• The further away from the charged object, the weaker the field
• A second charged object placed in the field experiences a force
• The force gets stronger as the distance between the objects decreases
• What does the electric field pattern for a positively charged sphere look like?

  Lines with arrows away from the sphere.
• What does the electric field pattern for a negatively charged sphere look like?

  Lines with arrows towards the sphere.