Points A, B and C are at various distances from a given point charge. Which statement is most accurate? The electric field strength is b Od B Greatest at point A Greatest at point B Greatest at point C the same at all points

Points A, B and C are at various distances from a given point charge. Which statement is most accurate? The electric field strength is b Od B Greatest at point A Greatest at point B Greatest at point C the same at all points

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b
Od
B
Greatest at point A
Greatest at point B
Greatest at point C
the same at all points

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