The Electric Field Revisited

A point charge creates an electric field that can be calculated using Coulomb's law.

The resultant of multiple electric fields acting on the same point is the sum of the strength of each field's applied force at that point.

Electric fields created by multiple charges interact as do any other type of vector field; their forces can be summed.

A parallel-plate capacitor is an electrical component used to store energy in an electric field between two charged, flat surfaces.

Electric fields in the presence of conductors have several unique and not necessarily intuitive properties.

In the presence of charge or an electric field, the charges in a conductor will redistribute until they reach static equilibrium.