The electric field E = F/q is analagous to the gravitationalfield, g = F/m. They

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The electric field E = F/q is analagous to the gravitationalfield, g = F/m. They both describe a vector field. a. Describe what a vector field is. b. In what ways are the electric field and gravitational fieldthe same? c. In ways are they diffferent? The electric field E = F/q is analagous to the gravitationalfield, g = F/m. They both describe a vector field. a. Describe what a vector field is. b. In what ways are the electric field and gravitational fieldthe same? c. In ways are they diffferent?

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1. A vector field is an area in space that exists because of a body,that can interact with (produce force on) any other body placedwithin it at a specific distance. It acts radially outward from theobject and acts in a specific direction. 2. -Both generate a force on any object placed within its field -Both obey the inverse square law (inversely proportional to squareof distance) 3. -Gravitation is purely attractive in nature, while electric fieldscan cause attraction as well as repulsion. -Gravitational fields are affected by the masses of the bodies,while electric fields are affected by the charge on the particles(independent of mass)

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