Question

What happens to the electric field created by a charge if the charge itself is removed?

Options

• The field disappears instantaneously with the charge

• The field exists even if the charge is removed because the space has already been modified

• The field reverses its direction

• The field doubles in magnitude

Answer 1

A charge creates an electric field around it, and the field exists even if the charge is removed because the space has already been modified. This highlights that the electric field is a property of the modified space itself.