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The electric field strength at a distance r from a charge q is E. What will be electric field strength if the distance of the observation point is increased to 2r (A) `E/2` (B) `E/4` (C) `E/6` (D) none of the above

A

E/2

B

E/4

C

E/6

D

None of these

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