Question

The electric field due to two point charges is found by: a) finding the stronger field. The net field will just be equal to the strongest field.
b) determining the electric field due to each charge and adding them together as vectors.
c) adding the magnitude of the two fields together.
d) adding the direction of the two fields together.
e) None of the above.

Answer 1

Answer:

b)determining the electric field due to each charge and adding them together as vectors.

Explanation:

The electric Field is a vector quantity, in other words it has a magnitude and a direction. On the other hand, the electric field follows the law of superposition. The electric field produced by two elements is equal to the sum of the electric fields produced by each element when the other element is not present. in other words, the total electric field is solved determining the electric field due to each charge and adding them together as vectors.