Question

Draw the electric field lines for
A)Two negative charge
B)two unlike charge

Answer 1

A) The electric field lines for two negative charges would look something like this:


l | l
----
------- | -------
| |
---- ----
l l
---- ----
| |
------- -------
---- ----
l | l

B) The electric field lines for two unlike charges would look something like this:


l | l
----
------- | -------
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
q1 -----
| |
| |
| |
l | l q2






-Note that the field lines of two unlike charges have a different shape compared to two like charges.