Definition:Electric Force
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Definition
An electric force is a force invoked on a body due to stationary electric charges.
Electric force is a vector quantity.
The magnitude and direction of an electric force depends upon the positions and magnitudes of those electric charges.
Also see
- Total Force on Point Charge from 2 Point Charges
- Total Force on Point Charge from Multiple Point Charges
- Results about electric forces can be found here.
Sources
- 1976: Ralph J. Smith: Circuits, Devices and Systems (3rd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Electrical Quantities: Introduction: Forces and Fields