Uniform and Radial Electric Field

The electric field is defined as the electric force per unit of charge. The direction of the field is taken to be the direction of the force it would exert on a positive test charge. The electric field is radially outward from a positive charge and radially inward to a negative charge. We can define many types of the electric field depending on the shape of the field lines. Usually, we recognize radial and uniform electric fields. The electric field is radially outward from the point of charge in all directions. The circles which we can see on the model represent spherical equipotential surfaces. The uniform field is one in which the electric field is constant at every point. It can be approximated by placing two conducting plates parallel to each other and maintaining a voltage or potential difference between them.