A test charge of 23 μC is at a point P where an external electric field is directed to the left and has a magnitude of 3.1 x106 N/C.
If the test charge is replaced with another test charge of 13 μC, what happens to the external electric field at P?
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The test charge does not generate the external electric field. Since the external electric field’s effect on the test charge is altered by the presence or absence of the test charge as well as by altering its magnitude, the external electric field at “P remains the same” is unaffected.
This question is a high-yield concept because it has been asked repeatedly in other papers.
The test charge does not generate the external electric field. Since the external electric field’s effect on the test charge is altered by the presence or absence of the test charge as well as by altering its magnitude, the external electric field at “P remains the same” is unaffected.