Question

The field intensity of a charge defines the impact of the charge on a test charge placed at a distance. It is maximum at d = 0cm and minimises as d increases. State True/False

(a) True

(b) False

I had been asked this question in homework.

I would like to ask this question from Electric Field Intensity topic in portion Electrostatic Fields of Electromagnetic Theory

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

The best I can explain: If a test charge +q is situated at a distance r from Q, the test charge will experience a repulsive force directed radially outward from Q. Since electric field is inversely proportional to distance, thus the statement is true.