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- 1. a region around a charged particle or object within which a force would be exerted on other charged particles or objects.
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An electric field is the physical field that surrounds electrically charged particles. Charged particles exert attractive forces on each other when their charges are opposite, and repulse each other when their charges are the same. Because these forces are exerted mutually, two charges must be present for the forces to take place. The electric field of a single charge (or group of charges) describ... Wikipedia