About this Simulation

This interactive simulation helps students identify and correct common misconceptions about electric fields and Coulomb force. Through guided exploration, learners discover what's wrong with incorrect force representations and develop accurate understanding of how charged particles interact at a distance.

Learning objectives: Identify common errors in Coulomb force representations | Understand the relationship between charge, distance and electric force | Apply Coulomb's law correctly to predict electric field behaviour



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Electric_Field_What_is_Wrong
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author image author image Francisco Esquembre, Wolfgang Christian, Anne J Cox; remixed to JavaScript by lookang