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If you increase your distance from an electric dipole by a factor of 5, the electric field from the dipole will

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Answer:

Decrease by 125

Step-by-step explanation:

The electric field of a diapole varies.

It varies as

E diapole ∝ 1/pi³

Pi is the distance from center of diapole to part. Therefore If distance from diapole increases by 5

E ∝ 1/5pi³

It decreases by 125