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Grade 12thGeneral Physics

A small test charge is released at rest at a point in an electrostatic field configuration.Will it travel along the line of force?

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8 Years agoGrade 12th
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Profile image of Arun
8 Years ago
Yes, it will and by the laws of electrostatics it should move along the field line. Even if the particle has mass it would do the same. Because gravitational and electric field lines overlap but may differ in direction.