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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' [[electric field]], electric intensity, [[electric field intensity]], [[electric potential gradient]], [[field strength]], and probably others.) The electrical force exerted on a unit positive charge placed at a given point in space.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The electric field strength is expressed, in the [[mks system]] of electrical units, in terms of volts per meter and is a [[vector]] quantity. The electric field strength of the [[atmosphere]] is commonly referred to as the [[atmospheric electric field]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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electric field strength
(Also called electric field, electric intensity, electric field intensity, electric potential gradient, field strength, and probably others.) The electrical force exerted on a unit positive charge placed at a given point in space.
The electric field strength is expressed, in the mks system of electrical units, in terms of volts per meter and is a vector quantity. The electric field strength of the atmosphere is commonly referred to as the atmospheric electric field.
