Question

Strength of the electric field is ___________

(a) Directly proportional to the force applied

(b) Inversely proportional to the force applied

(c) Directly proportional to the square of the force applied

(d) Inversely proportional to the square of the force applied

This question was addressed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.

My question comes from Electric Field Strength and Electric Flux Density topic in portion Capacitance and Capacitors of Basic Electrical Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (a) Directly proportional to the force applied

To explain I would say: Electric field intensity is the force per unit charge, hence it is directly proportional to the force applied.