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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
An [[Electrostatic Field]] is the region around a [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]] in which another [[Electrical Charge|charged]] [[object]] will experience a [[force]].
===About Electrostatic Fields===
: The [[Electrostatic Field]] around a [[Positive Charge]] is shown with arrows pointing away from the [[Electrical Charge|charge]].
: The [[Electrostatic Field]] around a [[Negative Charge]] is shown with arrows pointing towards the [[Electrical Charge|charge]].
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To see the [[Electrostatic Field]] created by a '''charge''' click on the picture below to play a PHET simulation.
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===References===
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Electrostatic field, page 375, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Electrostatic fields, pages 133, 164, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']