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What is the direction of the field due to a negative point charge?
ATangential to circles around it
BRadially outward from it
CToward a nearby positive charge
DRadially inward toward it
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Radially inward toward it
A negative source charge pulls a positive test charge toward itself, so its field points radially inward.
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