Like a gravitational field, an electric field has both magnitude and direction. The electric field represents the force experienced by a positive test charge placed at a given point, and it points in the direction in which a positive charge would move.
Similar to a gravitational field, an electric field possesses both magnitude and direction. It quantifies the influence a source charge exerts on other charges in its vicinity. The electric field strength at a point indicates the force a positive test charge would experience if placed there.
The field lines depict the direction a positive charge would follow. In both cases, field strength weakens with distance according to an inverse-square law. While gravity acts universally on mass, electric fields arise from charged particles, providing a fundamental concept in understanding electrostatic interactions, electric forces, and the behavior of charged particles within the framework of electromagnetism.