Electric Field Strength Worksheet

1. What is the strength and direction of the electric field that is 3.74 cm on the left side of
a 9.1 mC negative charge?

2. At what distance from a negative charge of 5.536 nC would the magnitude of the
electric field strength be 1.90 x 105 N/C?

3. Four equal charges are placed at the corners of a square that has a side length of 1.5 m.
What is the electric field strength in the center of the square? Explain your answer.
4. Three equal charges of 1.0 C are placed on a 1.0 m long board at 0.50 m intervals. What
is the electric field strength 0.50 m away from the end of the board?

5. A 3.5 C charge generates an electric field. Determine the magnitude of this field 1.5 m
away from the charge. What happens to the electric field strength if we double the
distance?

6. Two 1.00 C and 2.50 C charges are set 0.200 m apart. Determine the magnitude of the
electric field strength at the midpoint between the objects.
7. Determine the electric field strength at Point A (2.00 m to the right and 1.00 m above) a
5.50 C charge. If we place a second charge of -5.50 C at a point 4.00 m to the right of the
first charge, how does this change the electric field strength at point A?

8. Suppose we have Point B, which is 3.00 m [W] of a 5.50 x 10-6 C charge and 2.50 m [S]
from a -3.80 x 10-6 C charge. Determine the electric field strength at this point.