Electric Field Animation

You have seen an example with two equal and opposite charges. Here is an animation showing how the electric field due to two charges varies as the value of one of the charges varies. The left-hand charge has a constant value +q, and the right-hand charge varies between -q and +q.

Field Animation

Here is an interactive version.


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