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GCSE Physics · key term
A charged object that produces an electric field around itself.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 11.8P · Paper 2
Revise: Electric Field DefinitionThe object producing the field is sometimes called the source charge. If another charge is placed in that region, the field exerts an electric force on it.
Do not confuse the field with the force: the field exists around the source charge; a charge placed in it experiences the force.
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