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Physics Electric Charges and Fields Statement Based MCQ (Single Correct)

Statement I: On going away from a point charge or a small electric dipole, electric field decreases at the same rate in both the cases.
Statement II: Electric field is inversely proportional to square of distance from the charge of an electric dipole.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

A
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
B
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
C
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
D
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

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A

For electric dipole, the field falls as cube of distance from the dipole center. But for point charge, it falls as square of distance. So, both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

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