If a proton is placed in a uniform electric field so that the electric force on the proton just balances its weight, what is the magnitude and direction of the field? If you determined the electric fi...If a proton is placed in a uniform electric field so that the electric force on the proton just balances its weight, what is the magnitude and direction of the field? If you determined the electric field intensity in a field using a test charge of 1.0×10 −6 C and then repeated the process with a test charge of 2.0×10 −6 C, would the forces on the charges be the same? What is the relationship between the direction of the electric field and the direction of the electric force?
If, however, the second charge is a negative point charge, the two charges attract each other and the situation is like a cone: the second charge easily falls towards the first, decreasing the potenti...If, however, the second charge is a negative point charge, the two charges attract each other and the situation is like a cone: the second charge easily falls towards the first, decreasing the potential energy. If one of the plates is positively charged and the other negatively charged, the space between the plates will have a constant electric field except near the edges of the plates.
