[[Electric Force, Field, and Potential]] # Summary * Electric field at a point = electric force on a positive test charge divided by charge = $\vec E=\frac{\vec F_E}{q}$ (unit N/C). * Test charge's impact on field is negligible. * Field lines point towards negative and away from positive. Closer lines = stronger field. * Net field from several charges is sum of vectors. * Inside a conductor in electrostatic equilibrium field is zero. Charge sits on surface, surface field is perpendicular to surface. * Inside a charged insulator inside can be nonzero since charge stays instead of moving to surface.