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The electric field direction is defined by the direction of the force felt by

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By a positive charge

Step-by-step explanation:

The electric field is a vector consisting of a magnitude and a direction.

- The magnitude of the field depends on the configuration of the field: for example, for the electric field produced by a single point charge, it is


E=k(q)/(r^2)

where k is the Coulomb's constant, q is the magnitude of the charge, r is the distance from the charge.

- The direction of the field corresponds to the force that a positive charge would feel in that field. For example, the electric field produced by a single-point positive charge points away from the charge itself: this is because a positive test charge placed in this field would feel a repulsive force, so it would move away from the source of the field. Vice-versa, the electric field produced by a single-point negative charge points towards the charge itself: this is because a positive test charge placed in this field would feel an attractive force, so it would move towards the source of the field.

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