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Why must the test charge used to determine the electric field be very, very small?.

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electric field to be measured and influence the source producing electric field to be measured.

Step-by-step explanation:

The test charge used to mea... To measure the electric field at a point, the test charge used should be very small so that it does not change the electric field to be measured and influence the source producing electric field to be measured.

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