Question

o say that the lines we use to represent an electric field indicate the direction in which a _______ test charge would initially move when released from rest. Which of the following fills in the three missing words correctly? Electric field lines always begin at _______ charges (or at infinity) and end at _______ charges (or at infinity). One could also say that the lines we use to represent an electric field indicate the direction in which a _______ test charge would initially move when released from rest. Which of the following fills in the three missing words correctly? (positive; negative; negative) (positive; negative; positive) (negative; positive; negative) (negative; positive; positive)

Answer 1

Electric field lines always begin at positive charges (or at infinity) and end at negative charges (or at infinity).

One could also say that the lines we use to represent an electric field indicate the direction in which a positive test charge would initially move when released from rest.