When a charged body is kept at some place, a region surrounding this body comes under stress and strain. According to Coulomb’s Law, if a charge (positive or negative) is brought into this stressed region, a force of repulsion or attraction is experienced by it. This stressed region around a charged body is called electric field. Thus, a region or space around a charged body in which a charge experiences a force of attraction or repulsion is called an electric field or electrostatic field.