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electric field strength

American  
[i-lek-trik feeld strengkth] / ɪˈlɛk trɪk ˈfild ˌstrɛŋkθ /

noun

  1. Physics. Also called electric field intensity. the intensity of an electric field at a given location; a quantity represented as E and calculated as E = F/q, where F is the force on a charged particle and q is the electric charge.


electric field strength British  

noun

  1.  E.  the strength or intensity of an electric field at any point, usually measured in volts per metre

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electric field strength Scientific  
  1. A measure of the strength of an electric field at a given point in space, equal to the force the field would induce on a unit electric charge at that point.

  2. Also called electric field intensity electric intensity


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What is the voltage across an 8.00 nm–thick membrane if the electric field strength across it is 5.50 MV/m?

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Dry air will support a maximum electric field strength of about 3.0×106 V/m .

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So the electric field strength is less than if there were a vacuum between the plates, even though the same charge is on the plates.

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What is the electric field strength between the plates?

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How does this relate to the electric field strength?

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