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The unit of the electric field is **volts per meter (V/m)**.
This can be understood as follows:
- The electric field describes the force experienced by a charge per unit charge. In other words, it tells us how strong the electric force is at any given point.
- The unit "volt" (V) measures electrical potential difference, and a meter (m) measures distance. So, volts per meter (V/m) indicates how much the electric potential (or energy) changes per unit distance.
Another way to think of it is that 1 V/m means that for every meter you move in the direction of the electric field, the electrical potential changes by 1 volt.
This can be understood as follows:
- The electric field describes the force experienced by a charge per unit charge. In other words, it tells us how strong the electric force is at any given point.
- The unit "volt" (V) measures electrical potential difference, and a meter (m) measures distance. So, volts per meter (V/m) indicates how much the electric potential (or energy) changes per unit distance.
Another way to think of it is that 1 V/m means that for every meter you move in the direction of the electric field, the electrical potential changes by 1 volt.