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why electric field is towards positive charge & away from negative charge?
Asked by Ashok Rana | 18 Feb, 2015, 11:52: AM
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No. The electric field lines point away from the positive charge and towards the negative charge.
 
This can be reasoned in two ways:
1) Electric current/charge/field all move from higher potential to lower potential. So, the field moves away from positive and towards the negative charge.
 
2) Electric field is drawn in such a way that a positive charge would move in the vicinity of a test charge. Hence, a positive charge will repel from a test charge and a negative charge will get attracted towards the test charge. So, the field is towards the negative and away from the positive charge.
Answered by Romal Bhansali | 18 Feb, 2015, 01:05: PM

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