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An electric charge is the property of substance so as to it feels force of attraction or repulsion due to interaction with another charge. Electrons having negative charge whereas proton having positive charge. Same charges repel one another and opposite charges attract.
Electric field is defined as the electric force per unit charge. The direction of the field is taken to be the direction of the force it would exert on a positive test charge. The electric field is radially outward from a positive charge and radially in toward a negative point charge.
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