What formula gives the strength of an electric field, cap e , at a distance from a known source charge?

For a point source charge, the electric field strength at distance d is E = kq/d², where k is Coulomb’s constant and q is the source charge. The square on the distance matters: the field decreases with the square of the distance, so the correct choice is “kq divided by d squared.”

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