Question 2 0/ 2 pts Incorrect What is the difference between the force exerted o

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Question 2 0/ 2 pts Incorrect What is the difference between the force exerted on a unit test charge placed at a certain distance from a source charge and the electric field due to the source charge at that same point The force and the electric field are both parallel to the line joining the two charges but they point in opposite directions No difference. Force is a vector while the electric field is a scalar quantity Force depends on the distance of the point from the source charge but the electric field is independent of the distance

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the force on unit test charge is the electric field intensity. and electric field is the concept. Any charge particle creates

someting ( field) , within which any other charged particle comes , then, this charge particle will experience a force due to this field. so, it is named electric field ( because it is related to electric force).

so, here force depends on distance but electric field is independent to distance.

last option is correct.

Note - usually, electric field intensity is called as electric field.but actually it is not electric field , it is electric field intensity.

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