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Did you mean "The strength of electric field is positive or negative"?

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The strength of an electric field E at any point is defined as the electric force F exerted per unit positive electric charge q at that point, or E = F/q.You can say that it is positive.

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The electric field is a vector quantity that can have both positive and negative values. The sign indicates the direction of the force that a positive test charge would experience if placed in the field: positive for a repulsive force and negative for an attractive force.

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For a positive charge, it points in the outward directios. For a negative, it points towards the charge.

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