Question

Consider two regions of space containing a static electric field, region A and region B. In region A the equipotential lines are more closely spaced than those in region B. What can be said about the relative strength of the electric field in the two regions

Answer 1

Answer:

The electric field of region A is stronger than the electric field of region B.

Explanation:

The expression for the electric field at a point is define by the formula,

$E=\frac{kq}{r^{2} }$

Here, r is the distance between the two charges.

Therefore,

$E\alpha \frac{1}{r^{2} }$

Here, electric field is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the two charges.

Hence, smaller the distance between the charges, more will be the electric field.

According to the given situation, two regions A and B containing a static electric field, in region A the equipotential lines are closely bound than the region B.

Therefore electric field of region A is stronger than the electric field of region B.