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Which correctly describes electric potential, electric field, and electric (or electrostatic) force?

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The complete question is

Which correctly describes electric potential, electric field, and electric (or electrostatic) force?

a.The potential, the field, and the force are vector quantities.

b.The potential, the field, and the force are scalar quantities.

c.The potential and the field are scalar quantities, and the force is a vector quantity.

d.The potential and the force are vector quantities and the field is a scalar quantity.

e.The potential is a scalar quantity, and the field and the force are vector quantities.

f. The potential and the force are scalar quantities, and the field is a vector quantity

The correct answer is

e. The potential is a scalar quantity, and the field and the force are vector quantities.

Step-by-step explanation:

Electric potential is a scalar quantity used to describe points in an electric field in the same analogy used to describe the potential energy Ep of an object due to its height. An example of an object with electric potential is a battery

An electric field is a vector quantity that describes the region where an electric force is experienced

An electric force is a vector quantity, it is the force between two specified charges separated by a given distance apart

F = (Q1 × Q2)/d^2

Where F = electric force

Q1 and Q2 are the charges and d is the distance between them

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