Answer to Question #218611 in Electricity and Magnetism for Ansh

Question

There is an electric field at point P, A very small charge isplaced at this point and experiences a force. Another very small charge is then placed at this point and experiences a force that differs in both magnitude and direction from that experienced by the first charge. How can these two different forces result from the single electric charge that exsists at point P?

Answer 1

Gives

Point P electric field E then charge q

$E=\frac{kq}{r^2}$

Another point contain charge q₁ at point P

$F_1=\frac{kqq_1}{r^2}=q_1E\rightarrow(1)$

Again a different poin charge q₂ exist at point P

$F_2=\frac{kqq_2}{r^2}=q_2E\rightarrow(2)$

equation (1) and (2) are different directions and magnitude at same point P