Question

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding electric fields?

A. The magnitude of the electric field 1.0 meter away from an isolated +2C charge is twice as large as the magnitude of the electric field 1.0 meter away from an isolated +1C point charge.

B. The electric field points away from regions of net positive charge.

C. The electric field describes the electric force that a +1C positive test charge would experience if placed at any given location in space.

D. The electric field due to a single point charge decreases linearly with increasing distance from the charge.

E. An electric charge does not experience a net force due to its own electric field.

Answer 1

Correct option is (D)

According to Coulomb's law, the electric field due to the point charge varies as inverse of square of distance from the point charge.