CAIE IGCSE Physics 4.2.1.10 Simple electric field patterns
Practise drawing and interpreting electric field patterns around point charges, conducting spheres and parallel conducting plates.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Physics 0625
Exam points
- draw radial field lines touching a charged sphere, with arrows towards negative charge
- draw straight, parallel, evenly spaced lines between oppositely charged plates
- infer the charge sign from field-line direction around a point charge or sphere
4.2.1.10—Simple electric field patterns question 1
Fig. 8.1 shows a negatively charged metal sphere.
Fig. 8.1
On Fig. 8.1, draw four lines to show the electric field and its direction.
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