Electric field strength is a measure of the force exerted by an electric field on a charged particle per unit charge. It is commonly measured in volts per meter (V/m).
Units and Conversion
- Volt per Meter (V/m): The base unit of electric field strength in the International System of Units (SI).
- Kilovolt per Meter (kV/m): 1 kV/m = 1 × 10^3 V/m
- Millivolt per Meter (mV/m): 1 mV/m = 1 × 10^-3 V/m
- Microvolt per Meter (µV/m): 1 µV/m = 1 × 10^-6 V/m
- Nanovolt per Meter (nV/m): 1 nV/m = 1 × 10^-9 V/m
Examples
Example 1: Convert 500 mV/m to V/m:
500 mV/m = 500 × 10^-3 V/m = 0.5 V/m
Example 2: Convert 2 V/m to µV/m:
2 V/m = 2 × 10^6 µV/m = 2,000,000 µV/m