alleryStart learning →The test charge used to define the electric field must be
Asmall and positive
Bexactly zero
Clarge and positive
Dlarge and negative
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. small and positive
A small positive charge does not disturb the charges creating the field, so E is the limit of F/q as q tends to zero.
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