IB Physics HL A 2 14 Electric Force Fe Questions

Practise the IB Physics HL A.2.14 definition of electric force as the force exerted by an electric field on a small positive test charge.

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Identify electric force Fe as the force acting between charged bodies in an electric field.
Determine electric-force magnitude and direction from charge, field or interaction evidence using complete mark-scheme support.

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This question is in two parts

The magnitude of gravitational field strength g is defined from the equation shown below.

g=\frac{F_{\mathrm{g}}}{m}

The magnitude of electric field strength E is defined from the equation shown below.

E=\frac{F_{\mathrm{E}}}{q}

For each of these defining equations, state the meaning of the symbols

$F_{\mathrm{E}}$ .

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