Definition:Test Charge
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Definition
A test charge is an arbitrarily small point charge which can be imagined to be introduced into an electric field or magnetic field for the purpose of investigating the theoretical force on that test charge.
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- 1990: I.S. Grant and W.R. Phillips: Electromagnetism (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Force and energy in electrostatics: $1.2$ The Electric Field